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partitive

adj, noun — 3 senses

partitive

adj

UK /ˈpɑː.tə.tɪv/

Etymology Inherited from Middle English partitif, borrowed from Medieval Latin partītīvus, from Latin partītus + -īvus.

1

That divides something into parts.

  • partitive tendencies in education
2

Grammar, Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences Indicating a part rather than the whole of something.

  • The word some is used in partitive constructions.
Derived terms
nonpartitive, partitively, partitivity, partitive ablative, partitive article, partitive case, partitive dative, partitive genitive

partitive

noun

Etymology Inherited from Middle English partitif, borrowed from Medieval Latin partītīvus, from Latin partītus + -īvus.

1

Grammar, Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences A partitive word, phrase or case.

Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — list of authors.