Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

terminative

/ˈtɝmɪnətɪv/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ter-mi-na-tive
IPA: /ˈtɝmɪnətɪv/

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

of, or relating to the termination of something

adj

of, or relating to the terminative case

noun

the terminative case

noun

a word in the terminative case

Etymology

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

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈtɝmɪnətɪv/
British English: /ˈtɜːmɪnətɪv/

Inflected Forms

more terminative (comparative) most terminative (superlative) terminatives (plural)

Derived Forms

nonterminative terminatively

Questions

How do you pronounce terminative?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɝmɪnətɪv/.
What does terminative mean?: of, or relating to the termination of something
Where does terminative come from?: Etymology tree English terminate Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English terminative From terminate + -ive.

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