appellative

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From the Late Latin appellātīvus, from the stem appella- (to call), with the adjectival suffix -ive.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /əˈpɛlətɪv/

Adjective

appellative (not comparable)

  1. (grammar) Of or pertaining to an appellative noun or common noun.
  2. Of or pertaining to ascribing names.
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      as these things of nature, or natures of things, were sometimes deified by the Pagans plainly and nakedly in their own appellative names
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Noun

appellative (plural appellatives)

  1. a common noun
  2. an epithet
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Translations

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.pɛ.la.tiv/, /a.pe.la.tiv/
  • Homophone: appellatives

Adjective

appellative

  1. feminine singular of appellatif

Latin

Pronunciation

Adjective

appellātīve

  1. vocative masculine singular of appellātīvus
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