itive

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/iːtɪv/

adjective

Synonym of andative.

Similar
andative
OriginLatin itus ← Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- →
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Meanings

adjectiveitive (not comparable)
  1. not comparablegrammarSynonym of andative.

    The itive aspectizers express a totalizing of the action.

    1993, George van Driem, A Grammar of Dumi, page 210
    1 more example

    […] in other words, the itive verb here signals narrative dissonance, with all the attendant effects […]

    2003, Roberta Facchinetti, Frank Palmer, Manfred Krug, Modality in Contemporary English, page 121

    Synonyms: andative

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveSynonym of andative.

Similar
andative

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁ey-“to go”
  2. Latinitus“gone”
  3. Englishitive

From Latin itus (“gone”), perfect passive participle of eō (“to go”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- (“to go”) + -ive.

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APA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “itive,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/itive.

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