Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tritransitive

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tri-tran-si-tive
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to a class of verbs or constructions which take three objects.

noun

A verb or construction which takes three objects.

Example Sentences

"The preceding examples show that it is possible to derive applicative constructions from ditransitive bases. The resulting derivations are tritransitive applicative constructions."
"Although these operations can convert a transitive into a ditransitive through the addition of verbal extensions, these operations may not convert a ditransitive into a tri-transitive."

Etymology

From tri- + transitive.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: tri

Inflected Forms

tritransitives (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

monotransitive unitransitive ditransitive

Questions

What does tritransitive mean?: Of or relating to a class of verbs or constructions which take three objects.
Where does tritransitive come from?: From tri- + transitive.

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