appellativ

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Swedish

Etymology

From German Appellativ, Appellativum, from Latin appellātīvum, nominative neuter singular of appellātīvus, from appellō (to address as) + -īvus.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

appellativ n

  1. (linguistics, lexicography) a common noun;[2] (as opposed to proper nouns)

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References

  1. ^ appellativ in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
  2. ^ Nordisk leksikografisk ordbok (1997) →ISBN