Standard Lemma guide

dechticaetiative

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • dĕk′tĭk-ē′sh(ē)-ə-tĭv
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌdɛk.tɪkˈiː.ʃ(iː).ə.tɪv/
  • Canada, General-American, Scotland: /ˌdɛk.tɪkˈi.ʃ(i).ə.tɪv/
  • Australian: /ˌdek.tɪkˈiː.ʃ(iː).ə.tɪv/
  • New-Zealand: /ˌdek.təkˈiː.ʃ(iː).ə.təv/
  • India: /ˌɖek.ʈikˈiː.ʃ(iː).a.ʈiv/
  • rhymes with -iːʃ(iː)ətɪv

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adj

Meaning 1

In which the indirect objects of ditransitive verbs are treated like the direct objects of monotransitive verbs; secundative.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: secundative

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δεχ- (dekh-, “to take, receive”) + -tic + a shortening of Ancient Greek αἰτιατική (aitiatikḗ, “accusative”) + -ive, intended to suggest "recipient-as-accusative", with the spellings of Greek components latinized. The term was first introduced by Edward L. Blansitt Jr. (1984). A more current term with the same signification is secundative.