Meaning

2 senses
  1. (not comparable)Of or pertaining to an appellative noun or common noun.

    appellativ

    нарица́тельныйnaricátelʹnyj, апелляти́вныйapelljatívnyj

    pertaining to or dealing with or used as a common noun

  2. (not comparable)Of or pertaining to ascribing names.

    inclined to or serving for the giving of names

Translations

4 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
of or pertaining to a common noun:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
of or pertaining to a common noun:

Origin

From the Late Latin appellātīvus, from the stem appella- (“to call”), with the adjectival

From the Late Latin appellātīvus, from the stem appella- (“to call”), with the adjectival suffix -ive.

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Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • inclined to or serving for the giving of names:naming

Word family

4 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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