formative

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈfɔːmətɪv/ (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈfoɹmətɪv/, [-ɾɪv] (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈfoːmətɪv/, [-ɾɪv] (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈfoːmətəv/, [-ɾəv] (Indic) IPA(key): /fɔ(r).meʈɪv/ Hyphenation: form‧at‧ive === Etymology 1 === From Middle English formatyve, formatif (“having the ability to form”), from Old French formatif, formative (modern French formatif), from Medieval Latin formātīvus, from Latin fōrmātus + -īvus (suffix forming adjectives with the sense ‘doing’ or ‘related to doing’). Fōrmātus is the perfect passive participle of fōrmō (“to form, to shape”), from fōrma (“a form, shape”); further etymology uncertain, possibly related to Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ, “a form, shape”) (see further at that entry). By surface analysis, form +‎ -ative. ==== Adjective ==== formative (comparative more formative, superlative most formative) Capable of forming something. Synonyms: (archaic) creant, poietic Antonym: unformative (biology) Capable of producing new tissue. (linguistic morphology) Pertaining to the formation of words; specifically, of an affix: forming words through inflection. Of or pertaining to the formation and subsequent growth of something. Antonym: unformative (education) Of a form of assessment: used to guide learning rather than to quantify educational outcomes. Coordinate term: summative ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ===== See also ===== formulative informative === Etymology 2 === Etymology 2 sense 1 (“thing which causes formation to occur”) is derived from the noun. Etymology 2 sense 2.1 (“language unit”) is borrowed from German Formativ, a noun use of formativ (adjective), from Middle French formatif, from Old French formatif (see etymology 1). ==== Noun ==== formative (plural formatives) A thing which causes formation to occur. (linguistic morphology) A language unit, typically a morph, that has a morphological function (that is, forming a word from a root or another word). Synonyms: formans, formant Hyponym: affix Synonym of derivative (“a word that derives from another one”). Synonyms: descendant, reflex ===== Translations ===== === References === === Further reading === formative assessment on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /for.maˈti.ve/ Rhymes: -ive Hyphenation: for‧ma‧tì‧ve === Adjective === formative feminine plural of formativo === Anagrams === formatevi