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connegative

connegative noun: a verb form used with a negative verb in certain languages.

Noun

connegative (plural connegatives)

  1. A verb form used with a negative verb in certain languages.
    • The present connegative has a unique stem form homophonous with that of the imperative (ei tule ‘doesn't come,’ tule!, ‘come!’).2023, Daniel Abondolo, Riitta-Liisa Valijärvi, editors, The Uralic Languages, Taylor & Francis, →ISBN, page 380

Forms of connegative

pluralconnegatives

Origin of connegative

From con- + negative.

Questions about connegative

What does connegative mean?
Connegative means a verb form used with a negative verb in certain languages.
What part of speech is connegative?
Connegative is a noun.
What is the plural of connegative?
The plural of connegative is connegatives.

Words near connegative in the dictionary

  1. connects
  2. connects the dots
  3. connects up
  4. conned
  5. conneg
  6. connegative
  7. connegatives
  8. Connel
  9. Connel Ferry
  10. Connell
  11. Connellan

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