English edit

Etymology edit

adverb +‎ -ative

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

adverbative (not comparable)

  1. (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."

Usage notes edit

Used principally in Korean and Indic linguistics, in order to distinguish a particular "adverbative" form from more general "adverbial" phenomena.