Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

deverbative

/diːˈvɜː.bə.tɪv/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: de-ver-ba-tive
IPA: /diːˈvɜː.bə.tɪv/

20

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Derived from a verb.

noun

A word or a component of a word that is derived from a verb.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English verb Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English -ative English deverbative From de- + verb + -ative.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /diːˈvɜː.bə.tɪv/
British English: /diːˈvɜː.bə.tɪv/

Inflected Forms

deverbatives (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

denominal denominative

Synonyms

deverbal

Questions

How do you pronounce deverbative?: The recorded pronunciation is /diːˈvɜː.bə.tɪv/.
What does deverbative mean?: Derived from a verb.
Where does deverbative come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English verb Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English -ative English deverbative From de- + verb + -ative.

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