translative

Etymology

From Latin translativus (“that is to be transferred”). Compare French translatif.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪtɪv

Adjective

translative (comparative more translative, superlative most translative)

1. of, or relating to the movement of a person or thing from one place to another
2. of, or relating to the translation of language
3. (linguistics) of, or relating to the translative case
4. In the form of a trope; figurative.

   a translative sense

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Noun

translative (plural translatives)

1. the translative case
2. a word in the translative case

Adjective

translative

1. feminine singular of translatif

Adjective

trānslātīve

1. vocative masculine singular of trānslātīvus