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{{also|Partitive}}
==English==
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===Etymology===
{{inh+|en|enm|partitif}}, borrowed from {{der|en|ML.|partītīvus}}, from {{der|en|la|-}} {{af|la|partītus|-īvus|nocat=1}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|en|/ˈpɑː.tə.tɪv/|a=RP}}
* {{audio|en|LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-partitive.wav|a=Southern England}}

===Adjective===
{{en-adj}}

# That [[divide]]s something into [[part]]s.
#: {{syn|en|separative}}
#: {{ux|en|'''partitive''' tendencies in education}}
# {{lb|en|grammar}} Indicating a part rather than the [[whole]] of something.
#: {{ux|en|The word ''[[some]]'' is used in '''partitive''' constructions.}}

====Derived terms====
{{col3|en
|nonpartitive
|partitively
|partitivity
}}
{{col3|en|title=Expressions
|partitive ablative
|partitive article
|partitive case
|partitive dative
|partitive genitive
}}

====Translations====
{{trans-top|that divides something into parts}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|разделителен}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|jakava}}, {{t+|fi|erottava}}
* Hungarian: {{t|hu|felosztó}}, {{t|hu|feldaraboló}}, {{t|hu|partitív}}
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{{trans-top|grammar: indicating a part}}
* Arabic: {{t|ar|تَبْعِيضِيّ}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|частичен}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|delend}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|osastav}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|partitiivi|alt=partitiivi-}}, {{t|fi|partitiivinen}}
* French: {{t+|fr|partitif}}
* German: {{t|de|partitiv}}
* Hungarian: {{t|hu|partitivusi}}, {{t+|hu|részelő}}, {{t|hu|[[részelő]] [[esetű]]}}
* Kurdish:
*: Northern Kurdish: {{t+|kmr|parçeyî}}, {{t+|kmr|parçedar}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|partitivo}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|части́чный}}, {{t+|ru|раздели́тельный}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|partitivo}}
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===Noun===
{{en-noun}}

# {{lb|en|grammar}} A partitive word, [[phrase]] or [[case]].

====Translations====
{{trans-top|partitive case}}
* Afrikaans: {{t+|af|partitief}}
* Arabic: {{t|ar|تَبْعِيض}}
* Basque: {{t|eu|partitibo}}
* Bulgarian: {{t|bg|разделителен съюз|m}}
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{t|cmn|表分詞}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|partitief|m}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|osastav}}, {{t|et|partatiiv}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|partitiivi}}, {{t+|fi|osanto}}
* French: {{t+|fr|partitif|m}}
* German: {{t+|de|Partitiv|m}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|μεριστικός|m}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|partitivus}}, {{t|hu|[[részelő]] [[eset]]}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|deildarfall|n}}
* Latvian: {{t|lv|partitīvs|m}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|partitivo}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|раздели́тельный паде́ж|m}}, {{t+|ru|партити́в|m}}
* Spanish: {{t|es|caso partitivo|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|partitiv}}
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==French==

===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|fr|LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-partitive.wav}}

===Adjective===
{{head|fr|adjective form}}

# {{feminine singular of|fr|partitif}}

==Italian==

===Adjective===
{{head|it|adjective form}}

# {{feminine plural of|it|partitivo}}

==Norman==

===Adjective===
{{head|nrf|adjective form|g=f}}

# {{feminine singular of|nrf|partitif}}