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English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ædˈmaɪ.ɹə.tɪv/, /ədˈmaɪ.ɹə.tɪv/
- or: IPA(key): /ˈæd.məˌɹeɪ.tɪv/, /ˌæd.məˈɹeɪ.tɪv/
- or: IPA(key): /ˈæd.mɪ.ɹə.tɪv/
Etymology 1
Via French admiratif or directly from its etymon, Medieval Latin admirativus.
Adjective
admirative (comparative more admirative, superlative most admirative)
- Characterized by admiration.
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
characterized by admiration
Etymology 2
Noun
admirative (plural admiratives)
- (An instance of) a verb form similar to mirative, found primarily in some languages of the Balkan sprachbund (i.e. namely Albanian, Bulgarian and Macedonian), which expresses surprise, irony, doubt, or reportedness on the part of the speaker (compare mirative).
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 “admirative”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 “admirative”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 “admirative”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- ^ “admirative”, in The Century Dictionary , New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
French
Pronunciation
Adjective
admirative
- feminine singular of admiratif