alliterative

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English alliterate

Proto-Indo-European *-wós

Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder.

Latin -īvus

Old French -ifbor.

Middle English -yf

English -ive

English alliterative

From alliterate + -ive.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

alliterative (comparative more alliterative, superlative most alliterative)

1. In the form or style of alliteration.

Synonyms

• alliterational

Derived terms

• alliteratively
• alliterativeness
• nonalliterative
• unalliterative

Translations

in the form or style of alliteration

• Esperanto: aliteracia
• Finnish: alkusointuinen
• Georgian: ალიტერაციული (aliṭeraciuli)
• Italian: allitterativo
• Korean: 두운법 (duunbeob)
• Luxembourgish: aliteréiert
• Manx: aalettyragh
• Polish: aliteracyjny
• Portuguese: aliterativo, aliterante