appellativ

Swedish

Etymology

From German Appellativ, Appellativum, from Latin appellātīvum, nominative neuter singular of appellātīvus, from appellō (to address as) + -īvus.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²apɛlaˌtiv/

Noun

appellativ n

  1. (linguistics, lexicography) a common noun;[2] (as opposed to proper nouns)

Declension

Declension of appellativ
nominative genitive
singular indefinite appellativ appellativs
definite appellativet appellativets
plural indefinite appellativ appellativs
definite appellativen appellativens

Antonyms

References

  1. ^ appellativ in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
  2. ^ Nordisk leksikografisk ordbok (1997) →ISBN