dechticaetiative

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. In which the indirect objects of ditransitive verbs are treated like the direct objects of monotransitive verbs; secundative.

Pronunciation

dĕk′tĭk-ē′sh(ē)-ə-tĭv /ˌdɛk.tɪkˈiː.ʃ(iː).ə.tɪv/ /ˌdɛk.tɪkˈi.ʃ(i).ə.tɪv/ /ˌdek.tɪkˈiː.ʃ(iː).ə.tɪv/ /ˌdek.təkˈiː.ʃ(iː).ə.təv/ /ˌɖek.ʈikˈiː.ʃ(iː).a.ʈiv/

Word forms

dechticaetiative

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δεχ- (dekh-, “to take, receive”) + -tic + a shortening of Ancient Greek αἰτιατική (aitiatikḗ, “accusative”) + -ive, intended to suggest "recipient-as-accusative", with the spellings of Greek components latinized. The term was first introduced by Blansitt (1984). A more current term with the same signification is secundative.

Synonyms

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