agentive

a·gen·tive

 (ə-gĕn′tĭv)

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.

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agentive

(ˈeɪdʒəntɪv) ,

agential

or

agentival

adj

1. (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

(Grammar)

a. the agentive case

b. a word or element in the agentive case

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a•gen•tive

(ˈeɪ dʒən tɪv)

adj.

1. of or designating a linguistic form or case that indicates the doer or causer of an action.

n.

2. an agentive word or suffix, as the suffix -er in painter.

3. the agentive case.

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Translations

agentive

[ˈeɪdʒəntɪv] N (Gram) → agentivo m

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