qualificativen.adj.

Brit.

/ˈkwɒlᵻfᵻkətɪv/, U.S.

/ˈkwɔləfəˌkeɪdɪv/,

/ˈkwɑləfəˌkeɪdɪv/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element; probably partly modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: Latin qualificat- , qualificare , -ive suffix.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin qualificat-, past participial stem of qualificare qualify v. + -ive suffix; compare -ative suffix. In later use probably after French qualificatif (a1765 as noun, 1801 as adjective). Compare post-classical Latin qualificativus , adjective (1704), Italian qualificativo , adjective (1575). Compare earlier qualification n., qualifier n., qualifying adj., and also earlier qualify v.

A. n.

A qualifying word, phrase, statement, etc.; spec. an adjective.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > syntax or word order > syntactic unit or constituent > [noun] > modifier or qualifier

qualifier1589

restringenta1626

restrictive1642

modificativea1661

qualificativea1661

modifier1865

a1661 T. Fuller Worthies (1662) i. 59 An Apology for Qualificatives used, and Blanks left in this History.

1860 F. Winslow Obscure Dis. Brain & Mind 361 Adjectives or qualificatives disappear last.

1935 C. M. Doke Bantu Ling. Terminol. 118 Ideophone,..a word..which describes a predicate, qualificative or adverb in respect to manner, colour, sound.

1978 Dædalus Summer 43 The repetitiously used qualificative; frivolous, vain, fatal are words that recur constantly.

2002 R. Mesthrie Lang. in S. Afr. ii. xiv. 280 His mother's name was Nandi and out of respect for her he had to rename the place in order to avoid the nandi part of the qualificative.

B. adj.

Denoting some quality; qualifying.

ΘΚΠ

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

qualifying1582

qualificative1696

modifying1793

modificativea1832

modificatory1861

restrictive1878

1696 J. Sergeant Method to Sci. 66 They are to be consider'd not as meerly Quantitative, nor as Qualificative, but as belonging to the Substantial Form.

1800–1 A. Gaultier Method Making Abridgements 16 There is always a principal one [sc. sentence] to which all others refer, either as qualificative or determinative adjuncts.

1862 G. Rawlinson Five Great Monarchies I. vii. 148 His name..is usually followed by a qualificative adjunct.

1894 Philos. Rev. 3 141 The qualificative relation between subject and predicate.

1925 Times 8 Jan. 8/4 As one who has been..in very close touch with..the tea market, I venture to make a few qualificative remarks on your notes on the price of tea.

2000 Jrnl. Internat. Afr. Inst. 70 110 Ukwu has been treated as an adjective..and as a qualificative noun.

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

单词	qualificative
释义	qualificativen.adj. Brit. /ˈkwɒlᵻfᵻkətɪv/, U.S. /ˈkwɔləfəˌkeɪdɪv/, /ˈkwɑləfəˌkeɪdɪv/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element; probably partly modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: Latin qualificat- , qualificare , -ive suffix. Etymology: < post-classical Latin qualificat-, past participial stem of qualificare qualify v. + -ive suffix; compare -ative suffix. In later use probably after French qualificatif (a1765 as noun, 1801 as adjective). Compare post-classical Latin qualificativus , adjective (1704), Italian qualificativo , adjective (1575). Compare earlier qualification n., qualifier n., qualifying adj., and also earlier qualify v. A. n. A qualifying word, phrase, statement, etc.; spec. an adjective. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > syntax or word order > syntactic unit or constituent > [noun] > modifier or qualifier qualifier1589 restringenta1626 restrictive1642 modificativea1661 qualificativea1661 modifier1865 a1661 T. Fuller Worthies (1662) i. 59 An Apology for Qualificatives used, and Blanks left in this History. 1860 F. Winslow Obscure Dis. Brain & Mind 361 Adjectives or qualificatives disappear last. 1935 C. M. Doke Bantu Ling. Terminol. 118 Ideophone,..a word..which describes a predicate, qualificative or adverb in respect to manner, colour, sound. 1978 Dædalus Summer 43 The repetitiously used qualificative; frivolous, vain, fatal are words that recur constantly. 2002 R. Mesthrie Lang. in S. Afr. ii. xiv. 280 His mother's name was Nandi and out of respect for her he had to rename the place in order to avoid the nandi part of the qualificative. B. adj. Denoting some quality; qualifying. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > syntax or word order > syntactic relations > [adjective] > modifying or qualifying qualifying1582 qualificative1696 modifying1793 modificativea1832 modificatory1861 restrictive1878 1696 J. Sergeant Method to Sci. 66 They are to be consider'd not as meerly Quantitative, nor as Qualificative, but as belonging to the Substantial Form. 1800–1 A. Gaultier Method Making Abridgements 16 There is always a principal one [sc. sentence] to which all others refer, either as qualificative or determinative adjuncts. 1862 G. Rawlinson Five Great Monarchies I. vii. 148 His name..is usually followed by a qualificative adjunct. 1894 Philos. Rev. 3 141 The qualificative relation between subject and predicate. 1925 Times 8 Jan. 8/4 As one who has been..in very close touch with..the tea market, I venture to make a few qualificative remarks on your notes on the price of tea. 2000 Jrnl. Internat. Afr. Inst. 70 110 Ukwu has been treated as an adjective..and as a qualificative noun. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.a1661
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