dechticaetiative

English

Etymology

Dubious. Etymologically, the first morpheme of the term may come from Ancient Greek δέχομαι (dékhomai, “to take, receive”); the second is obscure, but it is remotely possible it derives from Ancient Greek καίτοι (kaítoi, “further, indeed”). The term was first introduced by Dr. Edward L. Blansitt, Jr. A more current term with the same signification is secundative.

Pronunciation

• enPR: dĕk-tĭ-sēʹ-tē-ə-tĭv, IPA^(key): /dɛk.tɪˈsi.ti.ə.tɪv/
• Hyphenation: dech‧ti‧cae‧ti‧a‧tive
• Rhymes: -itiətɪv

Adjective

dechticaetiative (not comparable)

1. (linguistics, of a language) In which the indirect objects of ditransitive verbs are treated like the direct objects of monotransitive verbs.

   Most dechticaetiative languages are found in Africa.