partitive

That divides something into parts.

Adjective

  1. That divides something into parts.
    • partitive tendencies in education

    Synonyms: separative

  2. Indicating a part rather than the whole of something.
    • The word some is used in partitive constructions.

Origin

Inherited from Middle English partitif, borrowed from Medieval Latin partītīvus, from Latin partītus + -īvus.

Forms

more partitive most partitive

Derived

nonpartitive partitively partitivity partitive ablative partitive article partitive case partitive dative partitive genitive

Noun

  1. A partitive word, phrase or case.

Forms

partitives