Dutch edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Middle French comparatif, from Latin comparātīvus.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˌkɔm.paː.raːˈtif/
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  • Hyphenation: com‧pa‧ra‧tief
  • Rhymes: -if

Adjective edit

comparatief (not comparable)

  1. comparative (pertaining to comparison)
  2. (grammar) comparative (pertaining to the comparative degree)
    Synonym: vergrotend

Inflection edit

Inflection of comparatief
uninflected comparatief
inflected comparatieve
comparative
positive
predicative/adverbial comparatief
indefinite m./f. sing. comparatieve
n. sing. comparatief
plural comparatieve
definite comparatieve
partitive comparatiefs

Descendants edit

  • Indonesian: komparatif

Noun edit

comparatief m (plural comparatieven)

  1. (grammar) compartive (word in the comparative degree)