agglutinative

/əˈɡluːtɪnətɪv/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.58 in modern English

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adj

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A word formed from the combination of parts, each with a separate meaning.

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *gleyH- Proto-Indo-European *glóh₁ytn̥ Proto-Italic *gloiten Latin glūten Latin glūtinō Latin agglūtinō Latin agglūtinātuslbor. English agglutinate Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English agglutinative From agglutinate + -ive.

more agglutinative (comparative) most agglutinative (superlative) agglutinatives (plural)

agglutinatively agglutinativeness agglutinativity nonagglutinative

agglutinant agglutinate agglutination

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How do you pronounce agglutinative?

The recorded pronunciation is /əˈɡluːtɪnətɪv/.

What does agglutinative mean?

Sticky, tacky, adhesive.

Where does agglutinative come from?

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