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
- (linguistics, lexicography) a common noun;[2] (as opposed to proper nouns)
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | appellativ | appellativs |
| definite | appellativet | appellativets | |
| plural | indefinite | appellativ | appellativs |
| definite | appellativen | appellativens |
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | appellativ | appellativs |
| definite | appellativet | appellativets | |
| plural | indefinite | appellativer | appellativers |
| definite | appellativerna | appellativernas |
Antonyms
References
- ^ appellativ in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- ^ Nordisk leksikografisk ordbok (1997) →ISBN