Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

usitative

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: usi-ta-tive
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Denoting usual or customary action.

noun

A usitative verb.

Example Sentences

"usitative verbs in the Navajo language"
"the usitative aorist"

Etymology

From Latin usitari (“to use often”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: usitari

Inflected Forms

usitatives (plural)

Questions

What does usitative mean?: Denoting usual or customary action.
Where does usitative come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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