Meanings
comparative more partitive · superlative most partitive
- grammarIndicating a part rather than the whole of something.
The word some is used in partitive constructions.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveThat divides something into parts.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectiveserving to separate or divide into parts
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Medieval Latinpartītīvus
- Middle Englishpartitif
- Englishpartitive
Inherited from Middle English partitif, borrowed from Medieval Latin partītīvus, from Latin partītus + -īvus.
More words from Middle English, Medieval Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans partitief
- partitiefpartitive case
Arabic تَبْعِيضِيّ, تَبْعِيض
- تَبْعِيضِيّ (tabʕīḍiyy)grammar: indicating a part
- تَبْعِيض (tabʕīḍ)partitive case
Basque partitibo
- partitibopartitive case
Bulgarian разделителен, частичен
- разделителен (razdelitelen)that divides something into parts
- частичен (častičen)grammar: indicating a part
- разделителен съюз (razdelitelen săjuz)partitive case
Chinese Mandarin 表分詞 /表分词
- 表分詞 /表分词partitive case
Dutch delend, partitief
- delendgrammar: indicating a part
- partitiefpartitive case
Estonian osastav, osastav
- osastavgrammar: indicating a part
- osastavpartitive case
- partatiivpartitive case
Finnish jakava, erottava
- jakavathat divides something into parts
- erottavathat divides something into parts
- partitiivi-grammar: indicating a part
- partitiivinengrammar: indicating a part
- partitiivipartitive case
- osantopartitive case
French partitif, partitif
- partitifgrammar: indicating a part
- partitifpartitive case
German partitiv, Partitiv
- partitivgrammar: indicating a part
- Partitivpartitive case
Greek μεριστικός
- μεριστικός (meristikós)partitive case
Hungarian felosztó, feldaraboló
- felosztóthat divides something into parts
- feldarabolóthat divides something into parts
- partitívthat divides something into parts
- partitivusigrammar: indicating a part
- részelőgrammar: indicating a part
- részelő esetűgrammar: indicating a part
- partitivuspartitive case
- részelő esetpartitive case
Icelandic deildarfall
- deildarfallpartitive case
Korean 부분격
- 부분격 (bubun'gyeok)partitive case
Latvian partitīvs
- partitīvspartitive case
Lithuanian partityvinis
- partityvinispartitive case
Polish rozdzielający, partytywny
- rozdzielającythat divides something into parts
- partytywnygrammar: indicating a part
- cząstkowygrammar: indicating a part
- partytywpartitive case
- partitivuspartitive case
- cząstkownikpartitive case
Portuguese partitivo, partitivo
- partitivogrammar: indicating a part
- partitivopartitive case
Russian части́чный, раздели́тельный
- части́чный (častíčnyj)grammar: indicating a part
- раздели́тельный (razdelítelʹnyj)grammar: indicating a part
- раздели́тельный паде́ж (razdelítelʹnyj padéž)partitive case
- партити́в (partitív)partitive case
Spanish partitivo, caso partitivo
- partitivogrammar: indicating a part
- caso partitivopartitive case
Swedish partitiv
- partitivpartitive case
Cite this entry
partitive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/partitive
“partitive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/partitive. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “partitive,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/partitive.
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