Meanings
- not comparablehuman sciencesIn which the indirect objects of ditransitive verbs are treated like the direct objects of monotransitive verbs; secundative.
Synonyms: secundative
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveIn which the indirect objects of ditransitive verbs are treated like the direct objects of monotransitive verbs; secundative.
Origin
From Ancient Greek δεχ- (dekh-, “to take, receive”) + -tic + a shortening of Ancient Greek αἰτιατική (aitiatikḗ, “accusative”) + -ive, intended to suggest "recipient-as-accusative", with the spellings of Greek components latinized. The term was first introduced by Edward L. Blansitt Jr. (1984). A more current term with the same signification is secundative.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
dechticaetiative. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dechticaetiative
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