predicatively

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English predicate

Proto-Indo-European *-wós

Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder.

Latin -īvus

Old French -ifbor.

Middle English -yf

English -ive

English predicative

Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der.

Proto-Germanic *līkąder.

Proto-Germanic *-līkaz

Proto-Germanic *-ê

Proto-Germanic *-līkê

Proto-West Germanic *-līkē

Old English -līċe

Middle English -ly

English -ly

English predicatively

From predicative + -ly.

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /ˈpɹɛ.dɪ.kə.tɪv.li/, /ˈpɹɛ.də.kə.tɪv.li/

Adverb

predicatively (not comparable)

1. As a predicate; giving information about the subject of a sentence.

   The Dutch adjective ‘af’ can only be used predicatively.

Translations

in a predicative manner

• Dutch: predicatief (nl)
• Esperanto: predikative
• Finnish: predikatiivisesti
• Polish: orzecznikowo (pl), predykatywnie (pl)