secundative

English

Etymology

From Latin secundus (“secondary”) +‎ -ative. Apparently coined by Martin Haspelmath (see Haspelmath, 2005).

Pronunciation

Adjective

secundative (not comparable)

  2. (linguistics, of a language) In which the indirect objects of ditransitive verbs are treated like the direct objects of monotransitive verbs.
    Synonym: (less common) dechticaetiative

Translations

References

  1. ^ Haspelmath, M. (2005). Argument marking in ditransitive alignment types. Linguistic Discovery, 3(1). →DOI
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