partitive

nouns

word (such a `some' or `less') that is used to indicate a part as distinct from a whole

partitive

is a type of (narrower)

a unit of language that native speakers can identify

"words are the blocks from which sentences are made"; "he hardly said ten words all morning"

(Romance languages) relating to or denoting a part of a whole or a quantity that is less than the whole

"a partitive construction"

partitive

pertains to

indicating or characterized by or serving to create partition or division into parts

"partitive tendencies in education"

partitive

is derived from

pertains to

serving to separate or divide into parts

"partitive tendencies in education"; "the uniting influence was stronger than the separative"

partitive, separative

is derived from

is derived from