abbreviative

abbreviative

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English abbreviate
Proto-Indo-European *-wós
Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder.
Latin -īvus
Old French -ifbor.
Middle English -yf
English -ive
English abbreviative

    From abbreviate + -ive.

    Adjective

    abbreviative (comparative more abbreviative, superlative most abbreviative)

    1. Tending to abbreviate; condensed.

    Translations

    Italian

    Adjective

    abbreviative

    1. feminine plural of abbreviativo
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