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English terminate

Proto-Indo-European *-wós

Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder.

Latin -īvus

Old French -ifbor.

Middle English -yf

English -ive

English terminative

From terminate + -ive.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈtɜːmɪnətɪv/
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈtɝmɪnətɪv/

Adjective

terminative (comparative more terminative, superlative most terminative)

of, or relating to the termination of something
(linguistics) of, or relating to the terminative case

Derived terms

Noun

terminative (plural terminatives)

the terminative case
a word in the terminative case

Translations

terminative case

Chinese:
Mandarin: 到格 (zh), 終格 / 终格
Estonian: rajav (et), terminatiiv (et)
Hungarian: terminativus (hu), határeset (hu)
Vietnamese: hạn cách

Italian

Adjective

terminative f

feminine plural of terminativo

source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/terminative