transformative

Betekenis (Engels)

1. That causes a transformation; causing a notable and lasting change
2. Chiefly in transformative-generative: of or relating to a theory of generative grammar in which defined operations called transformations produce new sentences from existing ones; transformational.

Sinonieme

metamorphic

transformational

Vertalings

تحويلي

transformatiu

umformend

umgestaltend

μεταμορφωτικός

transformateur

transformatif

trasformativo

transformatiu

transformativo

transformador

transformativo

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/trɑːnsˈfɔːmətɪv/

Etimologie (Engels)

Verwante met Antieke Grieks: μορφή

In summary

From Medieval Latin transformātīvus (“transformative”), from Latin trānsfōrmātus (“transformed”) + -īvus (suffix attached to the perfect passive participial stems of verbs, forming deverbal adjectives meaning ‘doing or related to doing [the verb]’). Trānsfōrmātus is the perfect passive participle of trānsfōrmō (“to transform”), from trāns- (prefix meaning ‘across; beyond; through’) + fōrmō (“to fashion, form, format, shape”) (from fōrma (“appearance, figure, form, shape”); further etymology unknown, perhaps related to Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ, “a form, shape”)). The English word is analysable as transform + -ative.