germinative

germinative

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English germinate

Proto-Indo-European *-wós

Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder.

Latin -īvus

Old French -ifbor.

Middle English -yf

English -ive

English germinative

From germinate + -ive.

Adjective

germinative (comparative more germinative, superlative most germinative)

Of or pertaining to germination
Having the ability to germinate

Derived terms

Translations

of or pertaining to germination

French: germinatif (fr)
Italian: germinativo (it)
Latin: germinātīvus
Portuguese: germinativo (pt)
Spanish: germinativo (es)

having the ability to germinate

Hungarian: csíraképes (hu)
Portuguese: germinativo (pt)
Spanish: germinativo (es)

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʒɛʁ.mi.na.tiv/
Homophone: germinatives

Adjective

germinative

feminine singular of germinatif

Italian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /d͡ʒer.mi.naˈti.ve/
Rhymes: -ive
Hyphenation: ger‧mi‧na‧tì‧ve

Adjective

germinative

feminine plural of germinativo

Anagrams

regimentavi

Latin

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ɡɛr.mɪ.naːˈtiː.wɛ]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒer.mi.naˈtiː.ve]

Adjective

germinātīve

vocative masculine singular of germinātīvus