prepositiveadj.n.

Brit.

/priːˈpɒzᵻtɪv/, U.S.

/priˈpɑzədɪv/

Forms: 1500s prepositiue, 1600s– prepositive.

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

Etymology: < post-classical Latin praepositivus (in grammar) that is or should be placed in front (4th cent., although it has been restored by editorial conjecture in a 2nd-cent. text, i.e. in classical Latin) < classical Latin praeposit- , past participial stem of praepōnere prepone v.¹ + -īvus -ive suffix. Compare Middle French, French prépositif, †prepositif placed in front of another word (14th cent.), of the nature of a preposition (1835).

Grammar.

A. adj.

Of a word, particle, etc.: placed in front of another word, etc.; of the nature of a preposition.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > a part of speech > other parts of speech > [adjective] > relating to prepositions

prepositive1583

preposital1652

prepositional1754

the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > syntax or word order > syntactic relations > [adjective] > placed before

prepositive1583

preposed1888

the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > morphology > morpheme > [adjective] > relating to affixes > prefixed or relating to prefixes

prepositive1583

prefixed1633

prosthetic1738

preformative1821

prothetic1833

prefixional1858

prefixal1864

prefixial1893

pre-mutative1899

1583 W. Fulke Def. Transl. Script. 46 It is a com[m]on thing in the Greeke tongue, that the article præpositiue is taken for the subiunctiue.

1691 J. Ray Coll. Eng. Words (ed. 2) 161 What is the prepositive Letter in this Diphthong is doubtful.

1712 M. Maittaire Eng. Gram. 122 Others [sc. particles] are both Prepositive and Postpositive, which may or may not begin the clause.

1785 A. Thomson Mem. Pythagorean x. 139 Such a character..could express neither prepositive nor adverbial signification.

1829 Times 9 Feb. 5/5 The prepositive article, on which our author relies for this assumption, is seldom, if ever, used, in the Homeric poems.

1845 Proc. Philol. Soc. 2 169 Many instances where the postfixes of older languages have become prefixes or distinct prepositive words in more recent ones.

1916 Publ. Mod. Lang. Assoc. Amer. 31 790 This species..must not be confounded with the combination of the prepositive pronoun and the subject of the sentence.

1968 W. S. Allen Vox Graeca iv. 91 Plato shows a progressive tendency to restrict hiatus to ‘prepositive’ words, and this is a general rule in Demosthenes.

1995 Classical Q. New Ser. 45 442 Apollonius distinguishes..between prepositive and postpositive articular syntax.

B. n.

A prepositive word or particle.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > a part of speech > other parts of speech > [noun] > preposition

prepositionc1434

prep.1668

prepositive1693

1693 I. Chauncy Rejoynder Dr. Williams 38 It were easie to shew upon what probable Reasons the Prepositive is added or omitted, in other places.

1712 M. Maittaire Eng. Gram. 7 These Prepositives do not always go first; nor the Subjunctives, last.

1786 J. H. Tooke Επεα Πτεροεντα ix. 304 Grammarians were not ashamed to have a class of Postpositive Prepositives.

1864 Biblical Repertory Jan. 193 There are no postpositives or prepositives as in the ordinary punctuation.

1964 Amer. Speech 39 35 The main adjective class is positionally any word that goes either as a prepositive or as a complement of a copulative.

1994 K. Dover Marginal Comment x. 73 Greek contains a number of little words..which are now called ‘prepositives’, because they are normally preceded by some degree of pause.

Derivatives

preˈpositively adv. [compare French prépositivement (1803 or earlier)]

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > syntax or word order > syntactic relations > [adverb] > placed before or after

postpositively1586

prepositively1586

1586 W. Bullokar Pamphlet for Gram. 47 A Preposition iz a part of speech properly vzed prepositiuely.

1873 F. Hall Mod. Eng. 50 As concerns a substantive, its subjective genitive, universally, and its objective genitive, very often, may be expressed prepositively.

1976 Amer. Speech 51 160 Prepositively, adverbial some tends to mean not ‘somewhat’ but rather (perhaps with original irony) ‘extremely’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	prepositive
释义	prepositiveadj.n. Brit. /priːˈpɒzᵻtɪv/, U.S. /priˈpɑzədɪv/ Forms: 1500s prepositiue, 1600s– prepositive. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin praepositivus. Etymology: < post-classical Latin praepositivus (in grammar) that is or should be placed in front (4th cent., although it has been restored by editorial conjecture in a 2nd-cent. text, i.e. in classical Latin) < classical Latin praeposit- , past participial stem of praepōnere prepone v.¹ + -īvus -ive suffix. Compare Middle French, French prépositif, †prepositif placed in front of another word (14th cent.), of the nature of a preposition (1835). Grammar. A. adj. Of a word, particle, etc.: placed in front of another word, etc.; of the nature of a preposition. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > a part of speech > other parts of speech > [adjective] > relating to prepositions prepositive1583 preposital1652 prepositional1754 the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > syntax or word order > syntactic relations > [adjective] > placed before prepositive1583 preposed1888 the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > morphology > morpheme > [adjective] > relating to affixes > prefixed or relating to prefixes prepositive1583 prefixed1633 prosthetic1738 preformative1821 prothetic1833 prefixional1858 prefixal1864 prefixial1893 pre-mutative1899 1583 W. Fulke Def. Transl. Script. 46 It is a com[m]on thing in the Greeke tongue, that the article præpositiue is taken for the subiunctiue. 1691 J. Ray Coll. Eng. Words (ed. 2) 161 What is the prepositive Letter in this Diphthong is doubtful. 1712 M. Maittaire Eng. Gram. 122 Others [sc. particles] are both Prepositive and Postpositive, which may or may not begin the clause. 1785 A. Thomson Mem. Pythagorean x. 139 Such a character..could express neither prepositive nor adverbial signification. 1829 Times 9 Feb. 5/5 The prepositive article, on which our author relies for this assumption, is seldom, if ever, used, in the Homeric poems. 1845 Proc. Philol. Soc. 2 169 Many instances where the postfixes of older languages have become prefixes or distinct prepositive words in more recent ones. 1916 Publ. Mod. Lang. Assoc. Amer. 31 790 This species..must not be confounded with the combination of the prepositive pronoun and the subject of the sentence. 1968 W. S. Allen Vox Graeca iv. 91 Plato shows a progressive tendency to restrict hiatus to ‘prepositive’ words, and this is a general rule in Demosthenes. 1995 Classical Q. New Ser. 45 442 Apollonius distinguishes..between prepositive and postpositive articular syntax. B. n. A prepositive word or particle. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > a part of speech > other parts of speech > [noun] > preposition prepositionc1434 prep.1668 prepositive1693 1693 I. Chauncy Rejoynder Dr. Williams 38 It were easie to shew upon what probable Reasons the Prepositive is added or omitted, in other places. 1712 M. Maittaire Eng. Gram. 7 These Prepositives do not always go first; nor the Subjunctives, last. 1786 J. H. Tooke Επεα Πτεροεντα ix. 304 Grammarians were not ashamed to have a class of Postpositive Prepositives. 1864 Biblical Repertory Jan. 193 There are no postpositives or prepositives as in the ordinary punctuation. 1964 Amer. Speech 39 35 The main adjective class is positionally any word that goes either as a prepositive or as a complement of a copulative. 1994 K. Dover Marginal Comment x. 73 Greek contains a number of little words..which are now called ‘prepositives’, because they are normally preceded by some degree of pause. Derivatives preˈpositively adv. [compare French prépositivement (1803 or earlier)] ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > syntax or word order > syntactic relations > [adverb] > placed before or after postpositively1586 prepositively1586 1586 W. Bullokar Pamphlet for Gram. 47 A Preposition iz a part of speech properly vzed prepositiuely. 1873 F. Hall Mod. Eng. 50 As concerns a substantive, its subjective genitive, universally, and its objective genitive, very often, may be expressed prepositively. 1976 Amer. Speech 51 160 Prepositively, adverbial some tends to mean not ‘somewhat’ but rather (perhaps with original irony) ‘extremely’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1583
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