partitive

Speech parts

1. partitive - Noun

2. partitive - Adjective

3. partitive - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Denoting a part; as, a partitive genitive.

A word expressing partition, or denoting a part.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

separative private divisional article relation separation clause fractional adjunct antecedent disjunctive dividing collocate distributive allophone
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Antonyms

conjunctive

Hypernyms

word

Examples

partitive tendencies in education Source: Internet

the uniting influence was stronger than the separative Source: Internet

a partitive construction Source: Internet

Accusative vs. partitive case opposition of the object used with transitive verbs creates a telicity contrast, just as in Finnish. Source: Internet

A partitive article is used (and in French, required) whenever a bare noun refers to specific (but unspecified or unknown) quantity of the noun, but not when a bare noun refers to a class in general. Source: Internet

In French, nearly all nouns, singular and plural, must be accompanied by an article (either indefinite, definite, or partitive) or demonstrative pronoun. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

partitionist partitionless partitionment partitive ablative partitive case partitive dative