US /trænsˈleɪtɪv/ UK /trænzˈleɪtɪv/
adj

Meanings

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    adj

    involving translation or transfer; denoting a grammatical case of change

    Finnish uses a translative case to mark a change into a new state.

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1 adj · involving translation or... transferablemetaphorical
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Etymology

From Latin trānslātīvus ('transferable'), from trānslātus ('carried across'), past participle of trānsferre ('to carry across'), from trāns ('across') + lātus ('carried').

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