comparatief

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French comparatif, from Latin comparātīvus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌkɔm.paː.raːˈtif/

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• Hyphenation: com‧pa‧ra‧tief
• Rhymes: -if

Adjective

comparatief (not comparable)

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

   Synonym: vergrotend

Inflection

Declension 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

• → Indonesian: komparatif

Noun

comparatief m (plural comparatieven)

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