adj
Meaning 1
of, or relating to the termination of something
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
terminative
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈtɜːmɪnətɪv/
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General-American: /ˈtɝmɪnətɪv/
adj
Meaning 2
of, or relating to the terminative case
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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noun
Meaning 3
the terminative case
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 4
a word in the terminative case
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adjective satellite
Meaning 5
coming to an end
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a contract terminative with the end of the war
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History
Etymology
Etymology tree English terminate Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English terminative From terminate + -ive.
Across languages
Translations
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Mandarin: 到格 — terminative case
- Chinese Mandarin: 終格 /终格 — terminative case
- Estonian: rajav — terminative case
- Estonian: terminatiiv — terminative case
- Hungarian: terminativus — terminative case
- Hungarian: határeset — terminative case
- Vietnamese: hạn cách — terminative case