adverbative
English
Etymology
adverb + -ative
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ædˈvɝbətɪv/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ədˈvɜːbətɪv/
Adjective
adverbative (not comparable)
- (grammar) Functioning as an adverb; adverbial.
- 2002, Ross King et al., Continuing Korean, page 211:
- "Verbs have an adverbative form made by attaching -게 to the base."
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Usage notes
Used principally in Korean and Indic linguistics, in order to distinguish a particular "adverbative" form from more general "adverbial" phenomena.