Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

subjunctive

/səbˈd͡ʒʌŋktɪv/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.55 in modern English

Syllables: sub-junc-tive
IPA: /səbˈd͡ʒʌŋktɪv/

25

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Inflected to indicate that an act or state of being is possible, contingent or hypothetical, and not a fact.

noun

Ellipsis of subjunctive mood.

Uncountable

noun

A form in the subjunctive mood.

Countable

Etymology

From Latin subiunctīvus (“serving to join, connecting, in grammar applies to the subjunctive mode”), from subiungō (“to add, join, subjoin”), from sub- (“under”) + iungō (“to join, yoke”). See join.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: subiunctīvus

Usage

Inflected Forms

subj. (alternative, abbreviation) subjunctives (plural)

Derived Forms

subjunctively subjunctivity subjunctivization subjunctivize

Phrases

imperfect subjunctive present subjunctive subjunctive mode subjunctive mood

Frequently Paired Words

irrealis subjoin subjunction

Synonyms

subjunctive mood

Rhymes With

conjunctive disjunctive

Questions

How do you pronounce subjunctive?: The recorded pronunciation is /səbˈd͡ʒʌŋktɪv/.
What does subjunctive mean?: Inflected to indicate that an act or state of being is possible, contingent or hypothetical, and not a fact.
Where does subjunctive come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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