admirative

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ædˈmaɪ.ɹə.tɪv/, /ədˈmaɪ.ɹə.tɪv/ or: IPA(key): /ˈæd.məˌɹeɪ.tɪv/, /ˌæd.məˈɹeɪ.tɪv/ or: IPA(key): /ˈæd.mɪ.ɹə.tɪv/ === Etymology 1 === Via French admiratif or directly from its etymon, Medieval Latin admirativus. ==== Adjective ==== admirative (comparative more admirative, superlative most admirative) Characterized by admiration. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== admiring admirable see list in admire ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== admirative (plural admiratives) (An instance of) a verb form similar to mirative, found primarily in some languages of the Balkan sprachbund (i.e. namely Albanian, Bulgarian and Macedonian), which expresses surprise, irony, doubt, or reportedness on the part of the speaker (compare mirative). ===== Translations ===== === References === == French == === Pronunciation === === Adjective === admirative feminine singular of admiratif