adj
Meaning 1
Of or pertaining to copulation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
copulative
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adj
Meaning 2
That acts as a copula.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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adj
Meaning 3
That connects the subject of a clause with its complement.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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noun
Meaning 4
A connection.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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noun
Meaning 5
A copulative conjunction.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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adjective satellite
Meaning 6
syntactically connecting sentences or elements of a sentence
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- `and' is a copulative conjunction
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noun
Meaning 7
an equating verb (such as `be' or `become') that links the subject with the complement of a sentence
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: copula, linking verb
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: verb
History
Etymology
From Latin copulativus.
Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Esperanto: koita — of or pertaining to copulation
- Polish: kopulacyjny — of or pertaining to copulation
- Russian: копуляти́вный (kopuljatívnyj) — of or pertaining to copulation
- Slovak: kopulačný — of or pertaining to copulation
- Hungarian: kopulatív — (grammar) that acts as a copula
- Hungarian: kapcsoló- — (grammar) that acts as a copula
- Polish: łączący — (grammar) that acts as a copula
- Polish: łączący — (grammar) that connects the subject of a clause with its complement