inventif

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French inventif, from Medieval Latin inventivus, from Latin inventum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛ̃.vɑ̃.tif/

Adjective

inventif (feminine inventive, masculine plural inventifs, feminine plural inventives)

1. inventive

Derived terms

• inventivité

Related terms

• inventer
• inventeur
• invention

Further reading

• “inventif”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch inventief, from Old French inventif, from Medieval Latin inventivus, from Latin inventum.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /inˈvɛntif/ [inˈfen̪.t̪ɪf]
• Rhymes: -ɛntif
• Syllabification: in‧ven‧tif

Adjective

inventif (comparative lebih inventif, superlative paling inventif)

1. inventive

Related terms

• invensi
• inventor

Further reading

• “inventif”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Middle English

Alternative forms

• inventiff, inventyf, inventyfe

Etymology

From Old French inventif, from Medieval Latin inventivus, from Latin inventum.

Adjective

inventif

1. inventive; creative
2. inventively able (to create something)

Descendants

• English: inventive

References

• “inventī̆f, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.