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partitive
/ ˈpɑːtɪtɪv /
adjective
- grammar indicating that a noun involved in a construction refers only to a part or fraction of what it otherwise refers to. The phrase some of the butter is a partitive construction; in some inflected languages it would be translated by the genitive case of the noun
- serving to separate or divide into parts
noun
- grammar a partitive linguistic element or feature
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Derived Forms
- ˈpartitively, adverb
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Other Words From
- parti·tive·ly adverb
- un·parti·tive adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of partitive1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of partitive1
C16: from Medieval Latin partītīvus serving to divide, from Latin partīre to divide
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Example Sentences
In the classical languages the partitive power was expressed by the genitive.
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(b.) Etahi may be considered as corresponding to the partitive article des of the French.
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The partitive words that can combine with singular pronouns are comparatively few, viz.
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Here a partitive sense is hinted: I shall know (some) music.
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It is not a predicate adjective, but a partitive genitive after hwt.
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