"germinative" meaning in English

See germinative in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more germinative [comparative], most germinative [superlative]
Etymology: Etymology tree English germinate Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English germinative From germinate + -ive. From oblique stem of Latin germen, germinis (“shoot, sprout, bud”) + -ate, from germinātus (“sprouted, budded, grown”), past participle of germinō (“to sprout, bud, grow”), from germen, germinis (“shoot, sprout, bud”). Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|germinate|-ive|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English germinate Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English germinative [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "-ive", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*-iHwós", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjectival suffix", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-wós", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-īvus", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "-if", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "fro" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-yf", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ive", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "germinative", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="germinative"> From germinate + -ive., {{der|en|la|germen|alt=germen, germinis|t=shoot, sprout, bud}} Latin germen, germinis (“shoot, sprout, bud”), {{suf|en||-ate}} + -ate Head templates: {{en-adj}} germinative (comparative more germinative, superlative most germinative)
  1. Of or pertaining to germination Translations (of or pertaining to germination): germinatif (French), germinativo (Italian), germinātīvus (Latin), germinativo (Portuguese), germinativo (Spanish)
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  2. Having the ability to germinate Translations (having the ability to germinate): csíraképes (Hungarian), germinativo (Portuguese), germinativo (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-germinative-en-adj-Pa4CI3V9 Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English terms suffixed with -ate, English terms suffixed with -ive, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon, Terms with French translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 47 53 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 43 57 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 43 57 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 45 55 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ate: 38 62 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ive: 40 60 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 42 58 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 27 73 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 42 58 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 30 70 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 34 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 35 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 37 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 37 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 34 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 39 61 Disambiguation of 'having the ability to germinate': 1 99
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: germinatively, postgerminative, pregerminative
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