Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ditransitivity

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
di-tran-si-tiv-i-ty
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
6
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state or quality of being ditransitive.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Hellenic *dwi- Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)bor. Latin di-bor. English di- English transitivity English ditransitivity From di- + transitivity.

Usage

Questions

What does ditransitivity mean?
The state or quality of being ditransitive.
Where does ditransitivity come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Hellenic *dwi- Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)bor. Latin di-bor. English di- English transitivity English ditransitivity From di- + transitivity.

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