augmentative in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for augmentative in the English»French Dictionary

augmentative [Brit ɔːɡˈmɛntətɪv, Am ɔɡˈmɛn(t)ədɪv] ADJ LING

augmentative

augmentatif/-ive

Translations for augmentative in the French»English Dictionary

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augmentatif (augmentative)

augmentative

augmentat|if

augmentative

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English

There are numerous productive suffixes for diminutive, augmentative, pejorative, attenuating etc., which are also used to create neologisms.

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Most nouns and many adjectives can take diminutive or augmentative derivational suffixes, and most adjectives can take a so-called superlative derivational suffix.

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For an augmentative expression, both in a positive or negative sense, "helvetin" can be prefixed into an adjective, e.g. "helvetin hyv" hellishly good.

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The word "fasi" before a noun or adjective is augmentative; after it is superlative.

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