indicative

English

Alternative forms

• (abbreviation, grammar): ind.

Etymology

From Middle French indicatif, from Late Latin indicātīvus.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ɪnˈdɪk.ə.tɪv/

Adjective

indicative (comparative more indicative, superlative most indicative)

1. serving as a sign, indication or suggestion of something

   He had pains indicative of a heart attack.

2. (grammar) of, or relating to the indicative mood

Translations

serving as a sign

• Catalan: indicatiu (ca)
• Finnish: indikatiivinen (fi)
• French: indicatif (fr)
• German: indikativ, hinweisend (de)
• Icelandic: ^{(please verify)} framsögu- (2), ^{(please verify)} framsöguháttar- (2)

• Italian: indicativo (it)
• Latin: indicābilis
• Portuguese: indicativo (pt), indicador (pt)
• Russian: свиде́тельствующий (ru) (svidételʹstvujuščij), ука́зывающий (ru) (ukázyvajuščij), пока́зывающий (ru) (pokázyvajuščij)

of, or relating to the indicative mood

• Catalan: indicatiu (ca)
• Estonian: kindel (et)
• French: indicatif (fr)
• Greek:

  Ancient Greek: ὁριστικός (horistikós)

• Italian: indicativo (it)

• Latin: indicātīvus
• Portuguese: indicativo (pt)
• Russian: изъяви́тельный (ru) (izʺjavítelʹnyj)
• Tagalog: paturol

Noun

indicative (countable and uncountable, plural indicatives)

1. (grammar) the indicative mood

Translations

the indicative mood

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 陈述语气

• Czech: indikativ (cs) m
• Dutch: aantonende wijs (nl) m, indicatief (nl) m
• French: indicatif (fr) m
• German: Indikativ (de) m
• Greek: οριστική (el) f (oristikí)
• Hungarian: kijelentő mód (hu)

• Icelandic: framsöguháttur (is) m
• Italian: indicativo (it) m
• Latin: indicativus
• Old French: indicatif m
• Persian: گزارشی‎‎ (fa) (gozâreši)
• Portuguese: indicativo (pt) m
• Russian: изъяви́тельное наклоне́ние (ru) n (izʺjavítelʹnoje naklonénije)
• Spanish: indicativo (es)
• Tagalog: paturol

Further reading

• indicative on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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French

Adjective

indicative

1. feminine singular of indicatif

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Italian

Adjective

indicative f pl

1. feminine plural of indicativo

Anagrams

• indicatevi

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Latin

Adjective

indicātīve

1. vocative masculine singular of indicātīvus