descriptivist

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English descriptive

Proto-Indo-European *-id-

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti

Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō

Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)

Proto-Hellenic *-tās

Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs)

Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor.

Latin -istader.

Old French -istebor.

Middle English -ist

English -ist

English descriptivist

From descriptive + -ist.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /dɪˈskɹɪptɪvɪst/

Adjective

descriptivist (comparative more descriptivist, superlative most descriptivist)

1. Subscribing to, or related to, descriptivism.

Synonyms

• descriptionist
• descriptionistic
• descriptivistic

Antonyms

• prescriptionist
• prescriptionistic
• prescriptivist
• prescriptivistic

Translations

Translations

• Finnish: deskriptivistinen, kuvaava (fi)

Noun

descriptivist (plural descriptivists)

1. (linguistics) Someone who records and describes actual rules regarding language usage, or who believes that linguistic norms should be defined by usage rather than theory.

Synonyms

• descriptionist

Antonyms

• prescriptionist
• prescriptivist

Derived terms

• descriptivistic

Translations

Translations

• Finnish: deskriptivisti

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French descriptiviste.

Noun

descriptivist m (plural descriptiviști, feminine equivalent descriptivistă)

1. descriptivist

Declension

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	descriptivist	descriptivistul	descriptiviști	descriptiviștii
genitive-dative	descriptivist	descriptivistului	descriptiviști	descriptiviștilor
vocative	descriptivistule		descriptiviștilor