subordinative

1. 1.

   serving to connect a subordinate clause to a main clause

   “`when' in `I will come when I can' is a subordinating conjunction”

   Synonymssubordinating

   grammar

Questions about subordinative

What does subordinative mean?

subordinative means "serving to connect a subordinate clause to a main clause".

How many syllables are in subordinative?

subordinative has 5 syllables and divides as su-bor-di-na-tive under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for subordinative?

Close synonyms include subordinating. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is subordinative a common word?