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A form of an adjective that indicates a different degree of the attribute the adjective denotes; like the positive, comparative and superlative forms.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
Examples
- The degrees of comparison of good are good (positive), better (comparative) and best (superlative).
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
21 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Bulgarian:
степен на сравнение
(stepen na sravnenie)
— form of an adjective
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Bulgarian:
степен за сравнение
(stepen za sravnenie)
— form of an adjective
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Chinese Mandarin:
比較等級 /比较等级
(bǐjiào děngjí)
— form of an adjective
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Dutch:
trap van vergelijking
— form of an adjective
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Finnish:
vertailuaste
— form of an adjective
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German:
Steigerungsform
— form of an adjective
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German:
Steigerungsstufe
— form of an adjective
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German:
Vergleichungsstufe
— form of an adjective
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German:
Vergleichungsstaffel
— form of an adjective
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Greek:
βαθμός του επιθέτου
(vathmós tou epithétou)
— form of an adjective
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Hungarian:
fokozott alak
— form of an adjective
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Ingrian:
rinnoitussteeppeni
— form of an adjective
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Irish:
céim
— form of an adjective
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Latin:
gradus
— form of an adjective
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Latin:
gradus comparationis
— form of an adjective
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Mongolian:
зэрэг
(zereg)
— form of an adjective
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Polish:
stopień
— form of an adjective
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Portuguese:
grau de comparação
— form of an adjective
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Romanian:
grade de comparație
— form of an adjective
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Russian:
сте́пень сравне́ния
(stépenʹ sravnénija)
— form of an adjective
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Slovak:
stupeň
— form of an adjective
