translative

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /trænsˈleɪtɪv/ UK /trænzˈleɪtɪv/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
involving translation or transfer; denoting a grammatical case of change

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

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · involving translation or... transferable metaphorical

Word family

Related forms translate translation translatory

Etymology

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

trānslātīvus Latin trāns Latin lātus Latin

View etymology graph ->

Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

External links

# translative

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /trænsˈleɪtɪv/
**IPA (UK):** /trænzˈleɪtɪv/

## Meanings
1. involving translation or transfer; denoting a grammatical case of change

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

## Synonyms
- transferable
- metaphorical

## Related Forms
- translate
- translation
- translatory

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: trānslātīvus
- Root: trāns
- Root: lātus

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

## AI Etymology
Translative is from Latin trānslātīvus ('transferable'), from trānslātus ('carried across'), past participle of trānsferre ('to carry across'), from trāns ('across') + lātus ('carried'). Important recorded forms include trānslātīvus (Latin), trāns (Latin), and lātus (Latin). Morphologically, the trans- element contributes the sense of across, through, beyond, or change from one state into another. The modern sense continues the older lexical line without requiring a separate origin. In current use it covers involving translation or transfer; denoting a grammatical case of change. The wider family includes related words such as translate, translation, and translatory.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

markdown