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admirative

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English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ædˈmaɪ.ɹə.tɪv/,^[1]^[2] /ədˈmaɪ.ɹə.tɪv/^[2]^[3]^[4]
or: IPA^(key): /ˈæd.məˌɹeɪ.tɪv/,^[2] /ˌæd.məˈɹeɪ.tɪv/^[1]^[3]
or: IPA^(key): /ˈæd.mɪ.ɹə.tɪv/^[4]^[5]

Etymology 1

Via French admiratif or directly from its etymon, Medieval Latin admirativus.

Adjective

admirative (comparative more admirative, superlative most admirative)

Characterized by admiration.

Derived terms

admiratively

Related terms

admiring
admirable
see list in admire

Translations

characterized by admiration

German: admirativ, bewundernd (de)
Portuguese: admirativo
Romanian: admirativ (ro)

Etymology 2

Noun

admirative (plural admiratives)

(An instance of) a verb form similar to mirative, found primarily in some languages of the Balkan sprachbund (i.e. namely Albanian, Bulgarian and Macedonian), which expresses surprise, irony, doubt, or reportedness on the part of the speaker (compare mirative).

Translations

Translations

Chinese:
Mandarin: 驚奇式 / 惊奇式 (jīngqíshì)

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 “admirative”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 “admirative”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Admirative”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volume I (A–B), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC.
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 “admirative”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
^ William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “admirative”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ad.mi.ʁa.tiv/
Audio (Canada (Shawinigan)): (file)

Adjective

admirative

feminine singular of admiratif

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