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Definition of attributive - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
grammarTECH. adjective placed before the noun it modifiesTECH.
- In 'happy child', 'happy' is an attributive.
2.
linguisticsTECH. word or phrase modifying a nounTECH.
- In 'red apple', 'red' is an attributive.
Adjective
linguisticsTECH. modifying a noun within the same phraseTECH.
- The word 'red' in 'red apple' is attributive.
Expressions with attributive
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adjective modifying the head of a noun phrase
In 'red apple', 'red' is an attributive adjective.
genitive-case word that modifies a following noun in an adjective-like way
In the phrase "the girl's book", "girl's" is an attributive genitive.
genitive case used as an attributive adjective
In 'the king's crown', 'king's' is an attributive genitive case.
Origin of attributive
Latin, attribuere (assign)
Terms with attributive included in their meaning
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linguistics
genitive case used as an attributive adjective
Examples of attributive in a sentence
'Tall' in 'tall building' is an attributive. The attributive in 'blue sky' is 'blue'. Linguists study how attributives function in sentences. In 'happy child', 'happy' is attributive. The attributive adjective 'blue' describes the sky.
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- French:épithète, attributif, ...
- German:attributives Adjektiv, attributiv, ...
- Italian:attributivo, modificante, ...
- Spanish:atributivo, modificador, ...
- Portuguese:adjetivo atributivo, adnominal, ...
- Chinese:定语, 定语的, ...
- Japanese:連体修飾語, 連体修飾の, ...
- Arabic:صِفَة, نَعتي, ...
- Hebrew:תּוֹאַר בְּמַעֲמַד תֵּאָרוּת, מְתָאֵר, ...
- Russian:атрибутивное прилагательное, атрибутивный, ...
- Ukrainian:атрибутив, атрибутивний, ...
- Hindi:विशेषण, विशेषणात्मक, ...
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