déterminatif
French, adjective/de.tɛʁ.mi.na.tif/
déterminatif is spelled D-É-T-E-R-M-I-N-A-T-I-F (12 letters) and appears about once in every 27 million words in written French, the 166,446th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Déterminatif is a French adjective meaning “determinative” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui détermine, qui précise ou restreint la signification d’un mot”.
What does déterminatif mean in English?
adjective
- 1
determinative
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui détermine, qui précise ou restreint la signification d’un mot.
noun: 1. Mot ou locution qui a un rôle déterminatif.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of déterminatif
- déterminative feminine
- déterminatifs masculine plural
- déterminatives feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce déterminatif?
- /de.tɛʁ.mi.na.tif/
- \de.tɛʁ.mi.na.tif\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is déterminatif in French?
déterminatif appears about once in every 27 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).