purgatif
French, noun[pyʁ.ɡa.tif]
purgatif is spelled P-U-R-G-A-T-I-F (8 letters) and appears about once in every 14 million words in written French, the 123,735th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Purgatif is a French masculine noun meaning “purgative” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Substance purgative”.
What does purgatif mean in English?
adjective
- 1
purgative
noun
- 1
masculinepurgative
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui a la propriété de purger.
noun: 1. Substance purgative.
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 purgatif
- purgative feminine
- purgatifs masculine plural
- purgatives feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce purgatif?
- [pyʁ.ɡa.tif]
- \pyʁ.ɡa.tif\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to purgatif
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is purgatif in French?
purgatif appears about once in every 14 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).