Tritransitive
adj, noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A verb or construction which takes three objects.
"Although these operations can convert a transitive into a ditransitive through the addition of verbal extensions, these operations may not convert a ditransitive into a tri-transitive."
Adjective
- 1 Of or relating to a class of verbs or constructions which take three objects. not-comparable
"The preceding examples show that it is possible to derive applicative constructions from ditransitive bases. The resulting derivations are tritransitive applicative constructions."
Example
More examples"The preceding examples show that it is possible to derive applicative constructions from ditransitive bases. The resulting derivations are tritransitive applicative constructions."
Etymology
From tri- + transitive.
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