adverbative

English

Etymology

adverb +‎ -ative

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /ædˈvɝbətɪv/
(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ədˈvɜːbətɪv/

Adjective

adverbative (not comparable)

(grammar) Functioning as an adverb; adverbial.
- 2002, Ross King et al., Continuing Korean, page 211:
  "Verbs have an adverbative form made by attaching -게 to the base."

Usage notes

Used principally in Korean and Indic linguistics, in order to distinguish a particular "adverbative" form from more general "adverbial" phenomena.

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