Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

い-adjective

/iː ˈæd͡ʒɪktɪv/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.68 in modern English

Syllables: い-adjec-tive
IPA: /iː ˈæd͡ʒɪktɪv/

22

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An inflecting Japanese adjective.

Etymology

From Japanese い (-i) + adjective, so named because all such adjectives end in い (-i) in their imperfective positive form.

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Inflected Forms

い-adjectives (plural) i-adjective (alternative) -i adjective (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

な-adjective

Questions

How do you pronounce い-adjective?: The recorded pronunciation is /iː ˈæd͡ʒɪktɪv/.
What does い-adjective mean?: An inflecting Japanese adjective.
Where does い-adjective come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

How to pronounce い-adjective

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