partitive

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English

Adjective

partitive (comparative more partitive, superlative most partitive)

1. That divides something into parts.

   Synonym: separative

   partitive tendencies in education

2. (grammar) Indicating a part rather than the whole of something.

   The word some is used in partitive constructions.

Derived terms

• partitive article
• partitive case

Translations

that divides something into parts

• Finnish: jakava (fi), erottava (fi)

grammar: indicating a part

• Estonian: osastav (et)
• Finnish: partitiivi- (fi), partitiivinen
• French: partitif (fr)
• German: partitiv

• Kurdish: parçeyî‎‎ (ku) (parçeyî), parçedar‎‎ (ku) (parçedar)
• Portuguese: partitivo (pt)
• Spanish: partitivo (es)

Noun

partitive (plural partitives)

1. (grammar) A partitive word, phrase or case.

Translations

partitive case

• Basque: partitibo
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 表分詞

• Dutch: partitief (nl) m
• Estonian: osastav (et), partatiiv
• Finnish: partitiivi (fi), osanto (fi)
• French: partitif (fr) m
• German: Partitiv (de) m

• Greek: μεριστικός (el) m (meristikós)
• Icelandic: deildarfall (is) n
• Latvian: partitīvs m
• Novial: partitive
• Portuguese: partitivo (pt)
• Russian: раздели́тельный паде́ж (ru) m (razdelítelʹnyj padéž), партити́в (ru) m (partitív)
• Spanish: caso partitivo m
• Swedish: partitiv

Further reading

• partitive on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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French

Adjective

partitive

1. feminine singular of partitif

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Italian

Adjective

partitive

1. feminine plural of partitivo

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Norman

Adjective

partitive f

1. feminine singular of partitif