appellative

English

Etymology

From the Late Latin appellātīvus, from the stem appella- "to call", with the adjectival suffix -ive.

Adjective

appellative (not comparable)

  1. (grammar) Of or pertaining to an appellative noun or common noun.
  2. Of or pertaining to ascribing names.
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Translations

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Noun

appellative (plural appellatives)

  1. A common noun.
  2. An epithet.

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Translations


French

Adjective

appellative

  1. feminine of appellatif

Latin

Pronunciation

Adjective

appellātīve

  1. vocative masculine singular of appellātīvus
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