equative

English

Etymology

From equate +‎ -ive.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ēkwāʹtĭv, ĕkʹwətĭv, IPA^(key): /i(ː)ˈkweɪtɪv/, /ˈɛkwətɪv/
• Rhymes: -eɪtɪv, -ɛkwətɪv

Adjective

equative (not comparable)

1. Having the power to equate (make equal) two things.

Derived terms

• equative case
• equative degree
• equatively
• equative sentence

Translations

Translations

French: équatif (fr)

Noun

equative (plural equatives)

 equative construction on Wikipedia

1. (grammar) A grammatical construction using an adjective or an adverb in the comparative of equality (also called "equative degree").
2. (grammar) An adjective or adverb in the equative form.
3. (grammar) The equative case.

Translations

grammar: construction

Breton: derez-kevatal (br) m French: comparatif d'égalité m Irish: céim chothroim f Italian: comparativo di uguaglianza m Russian: эквати́в (ru) m (ekvatív) Spanish: comparativo de igualdad m Welsh: gradd gyfartal f

grammar: adjective or adverb in the equative form

Russian: эквати́в (ru) m (ekvatív)

equative case — see equative case