appositive

English

Pronunciation

(General American) enPR: ə-pŏzʹĭ-tĭv, IPA^(key): /əˈpɑzɪtɪv/, /-ɾɪv/
(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /əˈpɒzɪtɪv/
- Audio (Southern England): (file)

Adjective

appositive (not comparable)

of or being in apposition

Derived terms

appositively

Translations

of or being in apposition

Chinese:
Mandarin: 同位的 (tóngwèi de)
Finnish: appositiivinen
Hungarian: értelmező (hu), értelmezői, appozitív
Portuguese: apositivo (pt) m

Noun

appositive (plural appositives)

(grammar) a word or phrase that is in apposition

Translations

word or phrase in apposition

Chinese:
Mandarin: 同位語 / 同位语 (zh) (tóngwèiyǔ)
Finnish: appositioattribuutti (fi)
Hungarian: értelmező (hu), értelmező jelző
Portuguese: aposto (pt) m
Russian: приложе́ние (ru) n (priložénije)

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /a.po.zi.tiv/
Homophone: appositives

Adjective

appositive

feminine singular of appositif

Italian

Adjective

appositive

feminine plural of appositivo