partitive

partitive

See also: Partitive

English

Adjective

partitive (comparative more partitive, superlative most partitive)

1. That divides something into parts.

   Synonym: separative

   partitive tendencies in education

2. (grammar) Indicating a part rather than the whole of something.

   The word some is used in partitive constructions.

Derived terms

• partitive article
• partitive case
• partitive genitive
• partitive dative
• partitive ablative

Translations

that divides something into parts

Finnish: jakava (fi), erottava (fi)

grammar: indicating a part

Estonian: osastav (et) Finnish: partitiivi- (fi), partitiivinen French: partitif (fr) German: partitiv

Hungarian: partitivusi, részelő, részelő esetű Kurdish: parçeyî‎ (ku) (parçeyî), parçedar‎ (ku) (parçedar) Portuguese: partitivo (pt) Spanish: partitivo (es)

Noun

partitive (plural partitives)

1. (grammar) A partitive word, phrase or case.

Translations

partitive case

Basque: partitibo Chinese: Mandarin: 表分詞 Dutch: partitief (nl) m Estonian: osastav (et), partatiiv Finnish: partitiivi (fi), osanto (fi) French: partitif (fr) m German: Partitiv (de) m Greek: μεριστικός (el) m (meristikós)

Hungarian: partitivus (hu), részelő eset Icelandic: deildarfall (is) n Latvian: partitīvs m Novial: partitive Portuguese: partitivo (pt) Russian: раздели́тельный паде́ж (ru) m (razdelítelʹnyj padéž), партити́в (ru) m (partitív) Spanish: caso partitivo m Swedish: partitiv

Further reading

• partitive on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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French

Adjective

partitive

1. feminine singular of partitif

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Italian

Adjective

partitive

1. feminine plural of partitivo

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Norman

Adjective

partitive f

1. feminine singular of partitif