equative

English

Etymology

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English equate

Proto-Indo-European *-wós

Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder.

Latin -īvus

Old French -ifbor.

Middle English -yf

English -ive

English equative

From equate + -ive.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ēkwāʹtĭv, ĕkʹwətĭv, IPA^(key): /i(ː)ˈkweɪtɪv/, /ˈɛkwətɪv/
• Rhymes: -eɪtɪv, -ɛkwətɪv

Adjective

equative (not comparable)

1. Having the power to equate (make equal) two things.

   ‘As’ is a comparative particle for equative comparison.

Derived terms

• equative case
• equative degree
• equatively
• equative sentence

Translations

Translations

• French: équatif (fr)

Noun

equative (plural equatives)

1. (grammar) A grammatical construction using an adjective or an adverb in the comparative of equality (also called "equative degree").
2. (grammar) An adjective or adverb in the equative form.
3. (grammar) The equative case.

Translations

grammar: construction

• Breton: derez-kevatal (br) m
• French: comparatif d'égalité m
• Irish: céim chothroim f
• Italian: comparativo di uguaglianza m
• Russian: эквати́в (ru) m (ekvatív)
• Spanish: comparativo de igualdad m
• Welsh: gradd gyfartal f

grammar: adjective or adverb in the equative form

• Russian: эквати́в (ru) m (ekvatív)

equative case — see equative case