comparatif

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French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French comparatif, borrowed from Latin comparātīvus, from comparō (“to compare”) +‎ -īvus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔ̃.pa.ʁa.tif/
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Adjective

comparatif (feminine comparative, masculine plural comparatifs, feminine plural comparatives)

  1. comparative
    C’est comparatif à un autre. ― It is comparative to another .

Derived terms

Noun

comparatif m (plural comparatifs)

  1. (grammar)
    Coordinate terms: positif, superlatif
    1. comparative (a grammatical structure used to compare or contrast)
      un comparatif de supériorité, le comparatif d’infériorité, et celui d’égalité ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
    2. comparative (a word, particularly an adjective or adverb, in comparative form)
      Quatre mots français, dont trois adjectifs et un adverbe, ont un comparatif irrégulier. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Further reading

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French comparatif, from Latin comparātīvus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔmˌparaˈtiːf/, /kɔmˈparatif/

Adjective

comparatif

  1. (grammar, rare) Of the comparative degree.

Descendants

  • English: comparative

References

Noun

comparatif

  1. (rare) A peer, equal, or match.

Descendants

References

Old French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin comparātīvus.

Noun

comparatif oblique singular, m (oblique plural comparatis, nominative singular comparatis, nominative plural comparatif)

  1. (grammar) comparative (word in comparative form)

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