subitive

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adjective

Characterizing verbs or verbal affixes denoting actions that occur suddenly or sharply.

OriginLatin subitō →
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Meanings

adjectivesubitive (not comparable)
  1. not comparableUralic linguisticsCharacterizing verbs or verbal affixes denoting actions that occur suddenly or sharply.
nounsubitive (plural subitives)

plural subitives

  1. Uralic linguisticsA verbal form denoting an action that occurs suddenly or sharply.

Origin

  1. Latinsubitō“suddenly”
  2. Englishsubitive

From Latin subitō (“suddenly”) + -ive.

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Translations

Finnish subitiivinen
  • subitiivinendenoting actions that occur suddenly
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APA

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MLA

“subitive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subitive. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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

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