demonstrative

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• Received-Pronunciation: /dɪˈmɒn.stɹə.tɪv/
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• Received-Pronunciation, nonstandard: /ˈdɛm.ən.stɹeɪ.tɪv/
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• General-American: /dɪˈmɑn.stɹə.tɪv/
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• General-American: [dɪˈmɑn.stɹə.ɾɪv]
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• General-American: /dəˈmɑn.stɹə.tɪv/
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• General-American: [dəˈmɑn.stɹə.ɾɪv]
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• General-American, nonstandard: /ˈdɛm.ən.stɹeɪ.tɪv/
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• CMU ARPABET: D IH0 M AA1 N S T R AH0 T IH0 V Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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From Middle English demonstratif, from Middle French démonstratif, from Latin dēmōnstrātīvus. Equivalent to demonstrate + -ive.

62 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Armenian: ցուցադրական (cʻucʻadrakan) — that serves to demonstrate, show or prove
• Bulgarian: показателен (pokazatelen) — that serves to demonstrate, show or prove
• Bulgarian: демонстративен (demonstrativen) — that serves to demonstrate, show or prove
• Catalan: demostratiu — that serves to demonstrate, show or prove
• Finnish: valaiseva — that serves to demonstrate, show or prove
• Finnish: demonstratiivinen — that serves to demonstrate, show or prove
• French: démonstratif — that serves to demonstrate, show or prove
• German: demonstrativ — that serves to demonstrate, show or prove
• Norman: dêmonstratif — that serves to demonstrate, show or prove
• Polish: wskazujący — that serves to demonstrate, show or prove
• Polish: dowodzący — that serves to demonstrate, show or prove
• Polish: pokazujący — that serves to demonstrate, show or prove
• Polish: demonstrujący — that serves to demonstrate, show or prove
• Polish: rzeczowy — that serves to demonstrate, show or prove
• Portuguese: demonstrativo — that serves to demonstrate, show or prove
• Portuguese: demonstrador — that serves to demonstrate, show or prove
• Portuguese: ilustrativo — that serves to demonstrate, show or prove
• Romanian: demonstrativ — that serves to demonstrate, show or prove
• Russian: демонстрати́вный (demonstratívnyj) — that serves to demonstrate, show or prove
• Russian: показа́тельный (pokazátelʹnyj) — that serves to demonstrate, show or prove
• Spanish: demostrativo — that serves to demonstrate, show or prove
• Bulgarian: нагледен (nagleden) — given to open displays of emotion
• Finnish: avomielinen — given to open displays of emotion
• Finnish: avoin — given to open displays of emotion
• Greek: εκδηλωτικός (ekdilotikós) — given to open displays of emotion
• Polish: wylewny — given to open displays of emotion
• Russian: нагля́дный (nagljádnyj) — given to open displays of emotion
• Armenian: ցուցական (cʻucʻakan) — (grammar) that specifies the thing or person referred to
• Bulgarian: показателен (pokazatelen) — (grammar) that specifies the thing or person referred to
• Catalan: demostratiu — (grammar) that specifies the thing or person referred to
• Czech: ukazovací — (grammar) that specifies the thing or person referred to
• Danish: demonstrativ — (grammar) that specifies the thing or person referred to
• Finnish: demonstratiivinen — (grammar) that specifies the thing or person referred to
• French: démonstratif — (grammar) that specifies the thing or person referred to
• German: hinweisend — (grammar) that specifies the thing or person referred to
• German: demonstrativ — (grammar) that specifies the thing or person referred to
• Greek: δεικτικός (deiktikós) — (grammar) that specifies the thing or person referred to
• Ancient Greek: δεικτικός (deiktikós) — (grammar) that specifies the thing or person referred to
• Icelandic: ábendingar- — (grammar) that specifies the thing or person referred to
• Irish: taispeántach — (grammar) that specifies the thing or person referred to
• Norman: dêmonstratif — (grammar) that specifies the thing or person referred to
• Norwegian Bokmål: påpekende — (grammar) that specifies the thing or person referred to
• Norwegian Nynorsk: påpeikande — (grammar) that specifies the thing or person referred to
• Polish: wskazujący — (grammar) that specifies the thing or person referred to
• Portuguese: demonstrativo — (grammar) that specifies the thing or person referred to
• Romanian: demonstrativ — (grammar) that specifies the thing or person referred to
• Russian: указа́тельный (ukazátelʹnyj) — (grammar) that specifies the thing or person referred to
• Spanish: demostrativo — (grammar) that specifies the thing or person referred to
• Swahili: kionyeshi — (grammar) that specifies the thing or person referred to
• Vietnamese: đại từ chỉ định — (grammar) that specifies the thing or person referred to
• Welsh: dangosolyn — (grammar) that specifies the thing or person referred to
• Chinese Mandarin: 指示词 (zhǐshìcí) — demonstrative word
• Finnish: demonstratiivi — demonstrative word
• Irish: taispeántach — demonstrative word
• Japanese: 指示詞 (shijishi) — demonstrative word
• Japanese: 指示語 (shijigo) — demonstrative word
• Korean: 지시사 (jisisa) — demonstrative word
• Korean: 지시어 (jisieo) — demonstrative word
• Mongolian: заах үг (zaax üg) — demonstrative word
• Mongolian: ᠵᠢᠭᠠᠬᠤ ᠦᠭᠡ (ǰiɣaqu üge) — demonstrative word
• Polish: słowo wskazujące — demonstrative word
• Walloon: mot d' mostraedje — demonstrative word