redditive

English

Etymology 1

From Latin redditivus.

Adjective

redditive (not comparable)

1. (grammar) Answering to an interrogative or inquiry; conveying a reply.

Etymology 2

From Latin redditivum.

Noun

redditive (plural redditives)

1. (grammar) A word which answers an interrogative.

   Shorter Examples; Or, Second Book of English Examples, to be Rendered Into Latin – Adapted to the Use of the Lower Class, Eton, printed by E. Williams, 1826, p.30

   AN Interrogative and its Redditive (i. e. the Word which answers it) shall be of the same Case and Tense[.]

Translations

a word which answers an interrogative

• Latin: redditivum n

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• German: ^{(please verify)} Beantwortungswort, ^{(please verify)} Antwortswort