patientive

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

patient +‎ -ive

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ˈpeɪʃəntɪv/

Adjective[edit]

patientive (not comparable)

(linguistics) Pertaining to a grammatical patient that receives the action of the verb.

Noun[edit]

patientive (plural patientives)

(linguistics) A word having this construction.

See also[edit]

agentive

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