appellative

English

Alternative forms

• appel. (abbreviation)

Etymology

From the Late Latin appellātīvus, from the stem appella- (“to call”), with the adjectival suffix -ive.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əˈpɛlətɪv/

Adjective

appellative (not comparable)

1. (grammar) Of or pertaining to an appellative noun or common noun.
2. Of or pertaining to ascribing names.
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     as these things of nature, or natures of things, were sometimes deified by the Pagans plainly and nakedly in their own appellative names

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Derived terms

• appellatively
• appellativeness
• appellativization

Translations

of or pertaining to a common noun

Chinese: Mandarin: 普通名稱 / 普通名称 (pǔtōng míngchēng), 通稱名詞 / 通称名词 (tōngchēng míngcí) Finnish: appellatiivinen French: appellatif (fr) German: appellativ Greek: προσηγορικός (el) (prosigorikós) Ancient Greek: προσηγορικός (prosēgorikós) Latin: appellativus Russian: нарица́тельный (ru) (naricátelʹnyj), апелляти́вный (ru) (apelljatívnyj)

of or pertaining to ascribing names

Finnish: appellatiivinen Portuguese: apelativo (pt)

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Bulgarian: (please verify) нарицателен (naricatelen)

Noun

appellative (plural appellatives)

1. A common noun.
2. An epithet.

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Translations

common noun — see common noun

epithet

Finnish: epiteetti (fi)

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.pɛ.la.tiv/ ~ /a.pe.la.tiv/
• Homophone: appellatives

Adjective

appellative

1. feminine singular of appellatif

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ap.pɛl.laːˈtiː.wɛ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ap.pel.laˈt̪iː.ve]

Adjective

appellātīve

1. vocative masculine singular of appellātīvus