admirative
English
editPronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ædˈmaɪ.ɹə.tɪv/,[1][2] /ədˈmaɪ.ɹə.tɪv/[2][3][4]
- or: IPA(key): /ˈæd.məˌɹeɪ.tɪv/,[2] /ˌæd.məˈɹeɪ.tɪv/[1][3]
- or: IPA(key): /ˈæd.mɪ.ɹə.tɪv/[4][5]
Etymology 1
editVia French admiratif or directly from its etymon, Medieval Latin admirativus.
Adjective
editadmirative (comparative more admirative, superlative most admirative)
- Characterized by admiration.
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editTranslations
editcharacterized by admiration
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Etymology 2
editNoun
editadmirative (plural admiratives)
- (An instance of) a verb form similar to mirative, found primarily in some languages of the Balkan sprachbund (i.e. namely Albanian, Bulgarian and Macedonian), which expresses surprise, irony, doubt, or reportedness on the part of the speaker (compare mirative).
References
edit- ↑ 1.0 1.1 “admirative”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 “admirative”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 “admirative”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- ^ “admirative”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
French
editPronunciation
editAdjective
editadmirative
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