Definition of Partitive. Meaning of Partitive. Synonyms of Partitive

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Definition of Partitive

Partitive
Partitive Par"ti*tive, a. [Cf. F. partitif.] (Gram.) Denoting a part; as, a partitive genitive.
Partitive
Partitive Par"ti*tive, n. (Gram.) A word expressing partition, or denoting a part.

Meaning of Partitive from wikipedia

- In linguistics, the partitive is a word, phrase, or case that indicates partialness. Nominal partitives are syntactic constructions, such as "some of...
- The partitive case (abbreviated PTV, PRTV, or more ambiguously PART) is a grammatical case which denotes "partialness", "without result", or "without...
- Partitive plural is a grammatical number that is used to modify a noun which represents a part of some whole amount, as opposed to the comprehensive plural...
- coffee? For more information, see the article on the French partitive article. Haida has a partitive article (suffixed -gyaa) referring to "part of something...
- indicated by the noun being modified ("Janet's husband") composition (see Partitive): substance ("a wheel of cheese") elements ("a group of men") source ("a...
- of the partitive plural is rather variable, but the basic principle is to add '-i-' to the inflecting stem, followed by the '-(t)a' partitive ending....
- nominative and partitive, plural nominative, singular partitive: plural genitive, plural genitive: plural cases except nominative and partitive. Singular nominative...
- English the; an indefinite article, corresponding to English a/an; and a partitive article, used roughly like some in English. The French definite article...
- ****ume partitive function in Sakha; no other Turkic language has partitive suffix save for Khalaj and (nearly-extinct) Tofa. Sakha partitive is similar...
- the partitive case. In morphosyntactic alignment terms, both do the accusative function, but the accusative object is telic, while the partitive is not...