relatif

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin relātīvus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁə.la.tif/

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Adjective

relatif (feminine relative, masculine plural relatifs, feminine plural relatives)

1. relative (connected to or depending on something else)

   Coordinate term: absolu

   oreille relative ― relative pitch

2. (grammar) relative (depending on an antecedent)

   proposition relative ― relative clause

   pronom relatif ― relative pronoun

Derived terms

• relativiser
• relativité

Related terms

• relater
• relation
• relationnel

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• ériflât

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch relatief (“relative”), from French relatif (“relative”), from Late Latin relātīvus, from Latin relātus, perfect passive participle of referō (“to carry back, to ascribe”), from re- (“again”) + ferō (“to bear or carry”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [reˈlatɪf]
• Hyphenation: ré‧la‧tif

Adjective

rélatif

1. relative

   Synonym: nisbi

Derived terms

• merelatifkan

Related terms

• korelasi
• korelatif
• relasi
• relativitas

Further reading

• “relatif”, 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

Ladin

Adjective

relatif m (feminine singular relativa, masculine plural relatifs, feminine plural relatives)

1. relative

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from English relative (“relative”), from Middle French relatif, from Late Latin relātīvus, from Latin relātus, perfect passive participle of referō (“to carry back, to ascribe”), from re- (“again”) + ferō (“to bear or carry”).

Pronunciation

• (English-based) IPA^(key): [rɛ.lə.tif]
• IPA^(key): /relatif/
  • (Southern Peninsular Malaysia Standard) IPA^(key): [re.la.tif]
  • (Literary Standard, Northern Peninsular) IPA^(key): [rɛ.la.tif]
• Rhymes: -tif, -if
• Hyphenation: re‧la‧tif

Adjective

relatif (Jawi spelling ريلاتيف, comparative lebih relatif, superlative paling relatif)

1. Connected to or depending on something else; relative.

   Synonyms: bandingan, nisbi

Derived terms

• kerelatifan

Further reading

• "relatif" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
  (also see "relatif" at PRPM first version)