exclamatif

French

Etymology

Learned formation from the root of exclamation (borrowed from Latin exclamatiō), with the suffix -if (or as if from a hypothetical Latin *exclamativus). Equivalent to exclamer +‎ -if.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

exclamatif (feminine exclamative, masculine plural exclamatifs, feminine plural exclamatives)

1. exclamatory

Related terms

• exclamer
• exclamation

Further reading

• “exclamatif”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.