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Is ergative a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word ergative is a Scrabble US word. The word ergative is worth 12 points in Scrabble:

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Is ergative a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word ergative is a Scrabble UK word and has 12 points:

E1R1G2A1T1I1V4E1

Is ergative a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word ergative is a Words With Friends word. The word ergative is worth 14 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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8-letter words (1 found)

ERGATIVE,

7-letter words (3 found)

EVIRATE,VIRGATE,VITRAGE,

6-letter words (16 found)

AIGRET,ERGATE,GAITER,GARVIE,GREAVE,GRIEVE,GRIVET,REGAVE,REGIVE,RIVAGE,TAIVER,TIRAGE,TRIAGE,VEGIER,VERITE,VIRGAE,

5-letter words (47 found)

AERIE,AGREE,AIVER,ARETE,ARVEE,AVERT,EAGER,EAGRE,EATER,EGRET,ETAGE,EVERT,EVITE,GATER,GEARE,GIVER,GRATE,GRAVE,GREAT,GREET,GREVE,IRATE,RAGEE,REATE,REAVE,REGIE,REIVE,RETAG,RETIA,RETIE,REVET,REVIE,RIEVE,RIVET,TARGE,TAVER,TERAI,TERGA,TIGER,TRAGI,TRAVE,VAIRE,VEGIE,VERGE,VIRGA,VIRGE,VITAE,

4-letter words (65 found)

AGEE,AGER,AIRT,AREG,ARET,ARTI,AVER,EAVE,EGER,EREV,EVER,EVET,GAIR,GAIT,GARE,GARI,GART,GATE,GAVE,GEAR,GEAT,GEIT,GERE,GERT,GETA,GIRT,GITE,GIVE,GRAT,GRAV,GREE,GRIT,RAGE,RAGI,RAIT,RATE,RAVE,RETE,RITE,RIVA,RIVE,TAIG,TARE,TEAR,TEER,TIAR,TIER,TIGE,TIRE,TREE,TRIE,TRIG,VAGI,VAIR,VARE,VEER,VEGA,VERA,VERT,VIAE,VIER,VIGA,VIRE,VITA,VITE,

3-letter words (56 found)

AGE,AIR,AIT,ARE,ART,ATE,AVE,EAR,EAT,ERA,ERE,ERG,ETA,EVE,GAE,GAR,GAT,GEE,GER,GET,GIE,GIT,IRE,ITA,RAG,RAI,RAT,RAV,REE,REG,REI,RET,REV,RIA,RIG,RIT,TAE,TAG,TAI,TAR,TAV,TEA,TEE,TEG,TIE,TIG,VAE,VAG,VAR,VAT,VEE,VEG,VET,VIA,VIE,VIG,

2-letter words (15 found)

AE,AG,AI,AR,AT,EA,EE,ER,ET,GI,IT,RE,TA,TE,TI,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 204 words from ergative according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of ergative

ergative

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐργᾰ́της (ergátēs, “labourer, worker”) + English -ive (suffix meaning ‘belong or relating to; of the nature of; serving to; tending to’ forming adjectives).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɜːɡətɪv/
  • (General American) enPR: ûr'gətĭv, IPA(key): /ˈɝɡətɪv/, [-ɾɪv]
  • Hyphenation: er‧gat‧ive

Adjective

ergative (not comparable)

  1. (grammar) With the subject of a transitive construction having grammatical cases or thematic relations different from those of an intransitive construction.
    Synonym: elliptical
    Antonym: unergative

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See also

  • absolutive
  • stative

Noun

ergative (plural ergatives) (grammar)

  1. Ellipsis of ergative case (“a grammatical case used to indicate the agent of a transitive verb in ergative-absolutive languages”).
  2. An ergative verb or other expression.

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References

Further reading

  • ergative case on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • ergative (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • “ergative”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛʁ.ɡa.tiv/

Adjective

ergative

  1. feminine singular of ergatif

Italian

Adjective

ergative

  1. feminine plural of ergativo

Anagrams

  • vagirete

Source: wiktionary.org