-ative

-ative

See also: ative

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos
Proto-Italic *-ātos
Latin -ātuslbor.
English -ate
Proto-Indo-European *-wós
Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder.
Latin -īvus
Old French -ifbor.
Middle English -yf
English -ive
English -ative

    From -ate + -ive.

    Suffix

    -ative

    1. of, related to, or associated with the thing specified

    Derived terms

    English terms suffixed with -ative
    abortative
    absentative
    accusative
    actative
    adhortative
    adverbative
    alimentative
    alternatative
    aquativeness
    arylative
    assortative
    attestative
    augmentative
    authoritative
    babblative
    backative
    combatative
    comfortative
    commodificative
    commutative
    complimentative
    concertative
    configurative
    confirmative
    confrontative
    confutative
    conservative
    consultative
    continuative
    delimitative
    denotative
    derivative
    determinative
    deverbative
    dilatative
    disfigurative
    disorientative
    disturbative
    diversative
    documentative
    entitative
    evocative
    excitative
    exhalative
    exhortative
    expectative
    exploitative
    explorative
    facultative
    fermentative
    formative
    frequentative
    go-aheadative
    imaginative
    imputative
    informative
    lucrative
    manifestative
    matterative
    maturative
    maximative
    meliorative
    multiplative
    multipliative
    negatative
    normative
    orientative
    oxidative
    performative
    permutative
    personative
    perturbative
    piaculative
    portative
    presentative
    qualitative
    quantitative
    quotative
    recommendative
    relaxative
    reportative
    representative
    reservative
    restorative
    scribblative
    secundative
    splenative
    subornative
    summative
    talkative
    thinkative
    transfigurative
    transformative
    urinative

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