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French
Etymology
From Latin relātīvus.
Pronunciation
Adjective
relatif (feminine relative, masculine plural relatifs, feminine plural relatives)
- relative; not absolute; connected to or depending on something else
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Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch relatief (“relative”), from French relatif (“relative”), from Late Latin relātīvus, from Latin relātus, perfect passive participle of referō (“to carry back, to ascribe”), from re- (“again”) + ferō (“to bear or carry”).
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- Hyphenation: ré‧la‧tif
Adjective
rélatif
- relative.
- Synonym: nisbi
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Adjective
relatif m (feminine singular relativa, masculine plural relatifs, feminine plural relatives)
- relative