interrogative

== English == === Etymology === From Late Latin interrogātīvus, equivalent to interrogate +‎ -ive. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌɪn.təˈɹɒɡ.ə.tɪv/ (US, Canada) IPA(key): /ˌɪn.təˈɹɑ.ɡə.tɪv/, [ˌɪn.təˈɹɑ.ɡə.ɾɪv] (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˌɪn.təˈɹɔɡ.ə.tɪv/, [ˌɪn.təˈɹɔɡ.ə.ɾɪv] === Adjective === interrogative (comparative more interrogative, superlative most interrogative) (grammar) Asking or denoting a question. Pertaining to inquiry; questioning ==== Synonyms ==== examining inquiring investigative ==== Coordinate terms ==== assertoric imperative ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === interrogative (plural interrogatives) (grammar) A word (pronoun, pronominal adjective, or adverb) implying interrogation, or used for asking a question: why, who, when, etc. (typography, archaic) Synonym of question mark ⟨?⟩. (rare) A question; an interrogation. ==== Synonyms ==== (punctuation mark): See question mark ==== Derived terms ==== interrogative-point ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== References ==== William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “interrogative”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛ̃.tɛ.ʁɔ.ɡa.tiv/ ~ /ɛ̃.te.ʁɔ.ɡa.tiv/ === Adjective === interrogative f sg feminine singular of interrogatif == German == === Pronunciation === === Adjective === interrogative inflection of interrogativ: strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular strong nominative/accusative plural weak nominative all-gender singular weak accusative feminine/neuter singular == Italian == === Adjective === interrogative f pl feminine plural of interrogativo === Anagrams === interrogatevi, reintegrativo, trigenerativo == Latin == === Etymology === From interrogātīvus (“interrogative”). === Adverb === interrogātīvē (comparative interrogātīvius, superlative interrogātīvissimē) interrogatively Synonym: interroganter ==== Related terms ==== === References === “interrogative”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press