Speakur

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perfective

/pə(ɹ)ˈfɛktɪv/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.97 in modern English

Syllables
per-fec-tive
IPA
/pə(ɹ)ˈfɛktɪv/
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, or relative to, the perfective aspect.

adj

Of, or relative to, a perfect tense.

adj

Tending to make perfect, or to bring to perfection.

Obsolete

noun

A perfective verb form.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English perfect Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English perfective From perfect + -ive.

Usage

Inflected Forms

more perfective (comparative) most perfective (superlative) perfectives (plural)

Derived Forms

imperfective perfectively perfectiveness perfectivity perfectivization perfectivize

Phrases

perfective aspect

Synonyms

perfective aspect perfective tense perfect perfect tense

Antonyms

imperfective

Rhymes With

effective objective collective detective respective protective selective prospective subjective directive ineffective reflective

Questions

How do you pronounce perfective?
The recorded pronunciation is /pə(ɹ)ˈfɛktɪv/.
What does perfective mean?
Of, or relative to, the perfective aspect.
Where does perfective come from?
Etymology tree English perfect Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English perfective From perfect + -ive.

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