predicative

adjective

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈpɹɛ.dɪ.kə.tɪv/ / /ˈpɹɛ.də.kə.tɪv/

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree English predicate Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English predicative From predicate + -ive.

Modifying a noun from within a predicate.
“in predicative position”

noun

An element of the predicate of a sentence which complements the subject or object by means of the verb. Predicatives may be nominal or adjectival.
In some languages, a special part of speech used as a predicate and denoting a state of being.
“A predicative in Russian is an uninflected word that regularly constitutes a complete utterance when standing alone, i.e., when preceded and followed by silence.”
“Traditional grammars usually differentiate between neuter short adjectives and predicatives based on whether there is an overt nominative subject; hence курение вредно ‘smoking (noun) is harmful’ is viewed as a clause with nominative subject, zero copula and neuter short form adjective that agrees with the subject in gender, whereas курить вредно (same meaning, literally ‘to smoke is harmful’) is often viewed as an impersonal clause with predicative.”