Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

partitive

/ˈpɑː.tə.tɪv/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.65 in modern English

Syllables: par-ti-tive
IPA: /ˈpɑː.tə.tɪv/

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That divides something into parts.

adj

Indicating a part rather than the whole of something.

noun

A partitive word, phrase or case.

Example Sentences

"partitive tendencies in education"
"The word some is used in partitive constructions."

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English partitif, borrowed from Medieval Latin partītīvus, from Latin partītus + -īvus.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: partitif, partītīvus, -

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈpɑː.tə.tɪv/

Inflected Forms

more partitive (comparative) most partitive (superlative) partitives (plural)

Derived Forms

nonpartitive partitively partitivity

Phrases

partitive ablative partitive article partitive case partitive dative partitive genitive

Synonyms

separative

Questions

How do you pronounce partitive?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɑː.tə.tɪv/.
What does partitive mean?: That divides something into parts.
Where does partitive come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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