stativityn.

Brit.

/stəˈtɪvᵻti/, U.S.

/stəˈtɪvədi/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: stative adj., -ity suffix.

Etymology: < stative adj. + -ity suffix.

†1. Mathematics. In Cayley's terminology: a particular property of a curve (see quot. 1872). Obsolete. rare.

ΚΠ

1872 A. Cayley in Philos. Trans. 1871 (Royal Soc.) 161 370 What may be termed the ‘stativity’ of the curve, viz. this is = number of cusps +3 times the class, or, what is the same thing, = number of inflections +3 times the order.

2. Grammar. The property of being stative; an instance of this.

ΚΠ

1936 C. R. Driver Probl. Hebrew Verbal Syst. 72 The primary forms without prefix are vocalized according to the sense, namely with the soft or light i to express stativity or passivity and the hard or heavy a to express activity.

1994 N. B. Thelin in G. Debrock & M. Hulswit Living Doubt 265 These perspectives are represented here by the phasal situation (non-stativity) of ‘smoking’ and the two non-phasal situations (stativities) of 'being' and ‘knowing’.

2002 M. Baptista Syntax Cape Verdean Creole iv. 79 Ta is not sensitive to stativity.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	stativity
释义	stativityn. Brit. /stəˈtɪvᵻti/, U.S. /stəˈtɪvədi/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: stative adj., -ity suffix. Etymology: < stative adj. + -ity suffix. †1. Mathematics. In Cayley's terminology: a particular property of a curve (see quot. 1872). Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ 1872 A. Cayley in Philos. Trans. 1871 (Royal Soc.) 161 370 What may be termed the ‘stativity’ of the curve, viz. this is = number of cusps +3 times the class, or, what is the same thing, = number of inflections +3 times the order. 2. Grammar. The property of being stative; an instance of this. ΚΠ 1936 C. R. Driver Probl. Hebrew Verbal Syst. 72 The primary forms without prefix are vocalized according to the sense, namely with the soft or light i to express stativity or passivity and the hard or heavy a to express activity. 1994 N. B. Thelin in G. Debrock & M. Hulswit Living Doubt 265 These perspectives are represented here by the phasal situation (non-stativity) of ‘smoking’ and the two non-phasal situations (stativities) of 'being' and ‘knowing’. 2002 M. Baptista Syntax Cape Verdean Creole iv. 79 Ta is not sensitive to stativity. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1872
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