connegative

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noun

A verb form used with a negative verb in certain languages.

OriginEnglish negative ← Middle English con- ← Latin con- →
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Meanings

nounconnegative (plural connegatives)

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

Origin

  1. Old Frenchcon-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  4. Proto-Italic*kom
  5. Proto-Italic*kom-
  6. Latincon-
  7. Middle Englishcon-
  8. Englishcon-
  9. Englishnegative
  10. Englishconnegative

From con- + negative.

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Translations

Catalan connegatiu
  • connegatiulanguage
Finnish kieltomuoto
  • kieltomuotolanguage
Polish zaprzeczona forma czasownika
  • zaprzeczona forma czasownikalanguage
Cite this entry
APA

connegative. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/connegative

MLA

“connegative.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/connegative. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “connegative,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/connegative.

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