inventif
French
Etymology
Inherited from Old French inventif, from Medieval Latin inventivus, from Latin inventum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛ̃.vɑ̃.tif/
Adjective
inventif (feminine inventive, masculine plural inventifs, feminine plural inventives)
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “inventif”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Indonesian
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch inventief, from Old French inventif, from Medieval Latin inventivus, from Latin inventum.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /inˈvɛntif/ [inˈfen̪.t̪ɪf]
- Rhymes: -ɛntif
- Syllabification: in‧ven‧tif
Adjective
inventif (comparative lebih inventif, superlative paling inventif)
Related terms
Further reading
- “inventif” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Middle English
Etymology
From Old French inventif, from Medieval Latin inventivus, from Latin inventum.
Adjective
inventif
- inventive; creative
- inventively able (to create something)
Descendants
- English: inventive
References
- “inventī̆f, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.