comparatif

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French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old French comparatif, borrowed from Latin comparātīvus, from comparō (to compare) +‎ -īvus.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kɔ̃.pa.ʁa.tif/
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Adjective

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comparatif (feminine comparative, masculine plural comparatifs, feminine plural comparatives)

  1. comparative
    C’est comparatif à un autre.It is comparative to another [one].

Derived terms

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Noun

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comparatif m (plural comparatifs)

  1. (grammar)
    Coordinate terms: positif, superlatif
    1. comparative (a grammatical structure used to compare or contrast)
      un comparatif de supériorité, le comparatif d’infériorité, et celui d’égalité(please add an English translation of this usage example)
    2. comparative (a word, particularly an adjective or adverb, in comparative form)
      Quatre mots français, dont trois adjectifs et un adverbe, ont un comparatif irrégulier.(please add an English translation of this usage example)
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Further reading

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Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old French comparatif, from Latin comparātīvus.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kɔmˌparaˈtiːf/, /kɔmˈparatif/

Adjective

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comparatif

  1. (grammar, rare) Of the comparative degree.

Descendants

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  • English: comparative

References

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Noun

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comparatif

  1. (rare) A peer, equal, or match.

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References

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Old French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin comparātīvus.

Noun

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comparatif oblique singularm (oblique plural comparatis, nominative singular comparatis, nominative plural comparatif)

  1. (grammar) comparative (word in comparative form)

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