copulative — Dizionario inglese

Aggettivo

1. Of or pertaining to copulation.

   Uso

   • not-comparable

2. That acts as a copula.

   Uso

   • not-comparable

3. That connects the subject of a clause with its complement.

   Uso

   • not-comparable

Sostantivo

1. A connection.

   Uso

   • obsoleto

   Esempi

   Altri esempi (1)

   They understand Polygamie to be a Conjunction of divers Copulatives in number, which is not understood till a person proceeds unto a fourth Wife, which makes more than one Copulative in the rule of Marriage.

2. A copulative conjunction.

   Esempi

   In Polysyndeton conjunctions flow, And every word its copulative will shew.

Aggettivo

1. syntactically connecting sentences or elements of a sentence

   Esempi

   ‘and’ is a copulative conjunction

Sostantivo

1. an equating verb (such as ‘be’ or ‘become’) that links the subject with the complement of a sentence

   Sinonimi

   copulalinking verb

   Termini più generali

   verb