benefactive

1 of 2

adjective

ben·​e·​fac·​tive

¦be-nə-¦fak-tiv

of a linguistic form

: indicating that someone is benefited

—used especially of affixes and verb forms in various American Indian languages

benefactive

2 of 2

noun

ben·​e·​fac·​tive

¦be-nə-¦fak-tiv

plural -s

: a benefactive form or set of forms in a language

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Latin benefactus + English -ive

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