Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

patientive

/ˈpeɪʃəntɪv/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pa-ti-en-tive
IPA: /ˈpeɪʃəntɪv/

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Pertaining to a grammatical patient that receives the action of the verb.

noun

A word having this construction.

Etymology

Etymology tree English patient Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English patientive From patient + -ive.

Inflected Forms

patientives (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

agentive

Questions

How do you pronounce patientive?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpeɪʃəntɪv/.
What does patientive mean?: Pertaining to a grammatical patient that receives the action of the verb.
Where does patientive come from?: Etymology tree English patient Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English patientive From patient + -ive.

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