dechticaetiative
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Dubious. Etymologically, the first morpheme of the term may come from Ancient Greek δέχομαι (dékhomai, “to take, receive”); the second is obscure, but it is remotely possible it derives from Ancient Greek καίτοι (kaítoi, “further, indeed”). The term was first introduced by Dr. Edward L. Blansitt, Jr. A more current term with the same signification is secundative.
Pronunciation
[edit]- enPR: dĕk-tĭ-sēʹ-tē-ə-tĭv, IPA(key): /dɛk.tɪ.ˈsi.ti.ə.tɪv/
- Hyphenation: dech‧ti‧cae‧ti‧a‧tive
- Rhymes: -itiətɪv
Adjective
[edit]dechticaetiative (not comparable)
- (linguistics, of a language) In which the indirect objects of ditransitive verbs are treated like the direct objects of monotransitive verbs.
- Most dechticaetiative languages are found in Africa.