quotientiveadj.

Brit.

/ˈkwəʊʃntɪv/, U.S.

/ˈkwoʊʃ(ə)ntɪv/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin quotiens , -ive suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin quotiens, with final -t by association with Latin present participial stems in -ent- (see quotient n.) + -ive suffix, after interrogative adj., etc.

Grammar. Now rare.

Of an adverb: that indicates frequency, answering ‘how often?’, ‘how many times?’

ΚΠ

1854 T. K. Arnold & J. W. Frädersdorff Second German Bk. App. 214 The quotientive adverbs answering to how many times? are formed by mal added to the cardinal number.

1871 B. H. Kennedy Public School Lat. Gram. 73 Quotientive Adverbs,..answering the question Quoties, how often?

1988 B. K. Braswell Comm. Fourth Pythian Ode Pindar 105 The suffix -ακι(ς) is the same as in ‘quotientive’ adverbs πολλάκι(ς),..πεντάκι(ς), etc.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	quotientive
释义	quotientiveadj. Brit. /ˈkwəʊʃntɪv/, U.S. /ˈkwoʊʃ(ə)ntɪv/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin quotiens , -ive suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin quotiens, with final -t by association with Latin present participial stems in -ent- (see quotient n.) + -ive suffix, after interrogative adj., etc. Grammar. Now rare. Of an adverb: that indicates frequency, answering ‘how often?’, ‘how many times?’ ΚΠ 1854 T. K. Arnold & J. W. Frädersdorff Second German Bk. App. 214 The quotientive adverbs answering to how many times? are formed by mal added to the cardinal number. 1871 B. H. Kennedy Public School Lat. Gram. 73 Quotientive Adverbs,..answering the question Quoties, how often? 1988 B. K. Braswell Comm. Fourth Pythian Ode Pindar 105 The suffix -ακι(ς) is the same as in ‘quotientive’ adverbs πολλάκι(ς),..πεντάκι(ς), etc. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1854
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