demonstrative

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English demonstratif, from Middle French démonstratif, from Latin dēmōnstrātīvus. Equivalent to demonstrate +‎ -ive. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /dɪˈmɒn.stɹə.tɪv/, (nonstandard) /ˈdɛm.ən.stɹeɪ.tɪv/ (General American) IPA(key): /dɪˈmɑn.stɹə.tɪv/, [dɪˈmɑn.stɹə.ɾɪv], /dəˈmɑn.stɹə.tɪv/, [dəˈmɑn.stɹə.ɾɪv], (nonstandard) /ˈdɛm.ən.stɹeɪ.tɪv/ === Adjective === demonstrative (comparative more demonstrative, superlative most demonstrative) That serves to demonstrate, show or prove. Given to open displays of emotion. (grammar) That specifies the thing or person referred to. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== demonstrable ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== performative === Noun === demonstrative (plural demonstratives) (grammar) A demonstrative word A demonstrative adjective. A demonstrative pronoun. ==== Derived terms ==== pronoun demonstrative ==== Translations ==== == German == === Pronunciation === === Adjective === demonstrative inflection of demonstrativ: strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular strong nominative/accusative plural weak nominative all-gender singular weak accusative feminine/neuter singular == Latin == === Adjective === dēmonstrātīve vocative masculine singular of dēmōnstrātīvus === Adverb === dēmonstrātīvē (not comparable) demonstratively === References === “demonstrative”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “demonstrative”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.