a·gen·tive ( -g n t v)adj. Of or relating to a linguistic form or construction that indicates an agent or agency, as the suffix -er in singer. n. An agentive form or construction. |
agentive [ˈeɪdʒəntɪv], agential [eɪˈdʒɛnʃəl] Grammar
adj
1. (Linguistics / Grammar) (in some inflected languages) denoting a case of nouns, etc., indicating the agent described by the verb
2. (Linguistics) (of a speech element) indicating agency ``-er'' in ``worker'' is an agentive suffix
n
(Linguistics / Grammar)
a. the agentive case
b. a word or element in the agentive case
Translations
agentive [ˈeɪdʒəntɪv] N (Gram) → agentivo m
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