afformativen.adj.

Brit.

/əˈfɔːmətɪv/, U.S.

/əˈfɔrmədɪv/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin afformativus.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin afformativus (1624 or earlier, originally and chiefly in grammars of Semitic languages) < classical Latin af- , variant of ad- (see af- prefix) + post-classical Latin formativus formative adj. Compare German Afformativum , noun (1751 or earlier), Afformativ , noun (1780 or earlier, now the usual form), afformativ , adjective (1788 or earlier). Compare preformative n., preformative adj.

Linguistics.

A. n.

Chiefly in Semitic languages: a syllable, particle, etc., suffixed as a formative element. Cf. preformative n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > morphology > morpheme > [noun] > affix

adjectiona1325

affix1600

servile1668

afformative1795

formative1816

particle1868

formant1935

1795 Eng. Rev. 26 130 It is incongruous to suppose that the basis of all Greek verbs required the entire substantive verb Εω, as an afformative.

1821 M. Stuart Hebrew Gram. 139 The Imperative has no Praeformatives like the Future, but only Afformatives, or Suffix-formatives.

1864 E. B. Pusey Daniel i. 47 The inflection of a passive participle by the afformatives of the preterite.

1880 B. Davies tr. F. H. W. Gesenius Hebrew Gram. 114 The characteristic Pă′thăch of the second syllable becomes Sh^ewâ before an afformative beginning with a vowel.

1906 B. Davidson Elem. Syriac Gram. p. xv The last vowel only of the leading form may be affected by the accession of the afformatives.

1942 Antiquity 16 325 The afformative of the perfect tense.

2008 L. M. Fields Hebrew for Rest of Us xiii. 154 The lexical form is the 3ms (third person masculine singular) because it is marked by having no personal afformative.

B. adj.

Chiefly in Semitic languages: (of a syllable, particle, etc.) suffixed as a formative element. Cf. preformative adj.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > morphology > morpheme > [adjective] > relating to affixes > suffixed or relating to suffixes > specific types of suffix

afformative1821

patrial1832

suffix-pronominal1869

absolutive1962

1821 M. Stuart Hebrew Gram. 382 Apocope would interfere with their afformative syllables.

1861 O. Cockayne Spoon & Sparrow 7 Old roots had acquired some afformative letters while still some of the kindred nations were undivided from each other.

1912 Jrnl. Amer. Oriental Soc. 32 142 In Aramaic in general,..the definite state of a noun is indicated by afformative particles.

1952 Archivum Linguisticum 4 61 Substantives involving both preformative ma- and afformative -ān > -ōn are not unknown in North-west Semitic.

2003 D. E. Green & D. W. Stott tr. G. J. Botterweck et al. Theol. Dict. Old Test. XII. 326 The afformative morpheme -ān must be excluded for orthographical reasons.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	afformative
释义	afformativen.adj. Brit. /əˈfɔːmətɪv/, U.S. /əˈfɔrmədɪv/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin afformativus. Etymology: < post-classical Latin afformativus (1624 or earlier, originally and chiefly in grammars of Semitic languages) < classical Latin af- , variant of ad- (see af- prefix) + post-classical Latin formativus formative adj. Compare German Afformativum , noun (1751 or earlier), Afformativ , noun (1780 or earlier, now the usual form), afformativ , adjective (1788 or earlier). Compare preformative n., preformative adj. Linguistics. A. n. Chiefly in Semitic languages: a syllable, particle, etc., suffixed as a formative element. Cf. preformative n. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > morphology > morpheme > [noun] > affix adjectiona1325 affix1600 servile1668 afformative1795 formative1816 particle1868 formant1935 1795 Eng. Rev. 26 130 It is incongruous to suppose that the basis of all Greek verbs required the entire substantive verb Εω, as an afformative. 1821 M. Stuart Hebrew Gram. 139 The Imperative has no Praeformatives like the Future, but only Afformatives, or Suffix-formatives. 1864 E. B. Pusey Daniel i. 47 The inflection of a passive participle by the afformatives of the preterite. 1880 B. Davies tr. F. H. W. Gesenius Hebrew Gram. 114 The characteristic Pă′thăch of the second syllable becomes Sh^ewâ before an afformative beginning with a vowel. 1906 B. Davidson Elem. Syriac Gram. p. xv The last vowel only of the leading form may be affected by the accession of the afformatives. 1942 Antiquity 16 325 The afformative of the perfect tense. 2008 L. M. Fields Hebrew for Rest of Us xiii. 154 The lexical form is the 3ms (third person masculine singular) because it is marked by having no personal afformative. B. adj. Chiefly in Semitic languages: (of a syllable, particle, etc.) suffixed as a formative element. Cf. preformative adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > morphology > morpheme > [adjective] > relating to affixes > suffixed or relating to suffixes > specific types of suffix afformative1821 patrial1832 suffix-pronominal1869 absolutive1962 1821 M. Stuart Hebrew Gram. 382 Apocope would interfere with their afformative syllables. 1861 O. Cockayne Spoon & Sparrow 7 Old roots had acquired some afformative letters while still some of the kindred nations were undivided from each other. 1912 Jrnl. Amer. Oriental Soc. 32 142 In Aramaic in general,..the definite state of a noun is indicated by afformative particles. 1952 Archivum Linguisticum 4 61 Substantives involving both preformative ma- and afformative -ān > -ōn are not unknown in North-west Semitic. 2003 D. E. Green & D. W. Stott tr. G. J. Botterweck et al. Theol. Dict. Old Test. XII. 326 The afformative morpheme -ān must be excluded for orthographical reasons. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.adj.1795
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