agentive


a·gen·tive

A0138550 (ə-gĕn′tĭv)adj. Of or relating to a linguistic form or construction that indicates an agent or agency, as the suffix -er in singer.n. An agentive form or construction.

agentive

(ˈeɪdʒəntɪv) ,

agential

or

agentival

adj1. (Grammar) (in some inflected languages) denoting a case of nouns, etc, indicating the agent described by the verb2. (Linguistics) (of a speech element) indicating agency: '-er' in 'worker' is an agentive suffix. n (Grammar) a. the agentive caseb. a word or element in the agentive case

a•gen•tive

(ˈeɪ dʒən tɪv)

adj. 1. of or designating a linguistic form or case that indicates the doer or causer of an action. n. 2. an agentive word or suffix, as the suffix -er in painter. 3. the agentive case.
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