suppletive
suppletive · more suppletive · most suppletive
супплетивный
suppletivisch
Making up for deficienciesMaking up for deficiencies; supplementary; suppletory.
/səˈpliː.tɪv/
Meaning
3 sensesMaking up for deficiencies; supplementary; suppletory.
Supplying an etymologically unrelated word with forms, or which is used as one of its forms, by suppletion (for example, in English, better and best are suppletive forms of good).
suppletivisch
супплети́вныйsuppletívnyj
Relating to laws which can apply in a contract if the parties choose to agree to this.
Translations
6 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
which supplies an etymologically unrelated word with forms, or which is used as one of its forms:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
which supplies an etymologically unrelated word with forms, or which is used as one of its forms:
Origin
Borrowed from Late Latin suppletīvus.Borrowed from Late Latin suppletīvus.
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Forms
more suppletive, most suppletive| Comparative | more suppletive Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most suppletive Lesson |
regular
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form