Deictical

/ˈdeɪktɪkəl/ adjective

Definition

An alternative or variant adjective form of deictic; relating to words that point to or indicate something in context.

Etymology

Variant of deictic formed by adding -al suffix to create an alternative adjectival form, though 'deictic' alone is the standard modern term in linguistics.

Kelly Says

This variant shows how English allows multiple forms, but linguists prefer 'deictic' because it's shorter—language evolution favors efficiency, so 'deictical' survives mainly in older philosophical texts.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
መ指ያ
me-zi-ya
ARالعربية
دال على
daal 'ala
BNবাংলা
উপস্থাপন
u-pos-thap-on
CACatalà
deictic
deh-i-stik
CSČeština
deiktický
dɛɪk-tɪk-skɪ
DADansk
deiktisk
dɛɪk-tɪst
DEDeutsch
deiktischer
dīk-tɪʃ-ər
ELΕλληνικά
δεικτικός
dɛɪk-tɪ-kos
ESEspañol
desictivo
deh-sik-tee-vo
FAفارسی
نشانگر
na-shan-gar
FISuomi
deiktis
dɛɪk-tis
FRFrançais
déictique
dey-itik
GUGU
શિરોમણી
shee-ro-ma-nee
HAHA
hanyawa
ha-nya-wa
HEעברית
מורה
mo-rah
HIहिन्दी
सूचक
soo-chahk
HUMagyar
deiktikus
dɛɪk-tɪ-kʊs
IDBahasa Indonesia
deiktik
deh-i-ktik
IGIG
ọ̀kpọ̀
oh-kpo
ITItaliano
deictico
deh-i-sti-ko
JA日本語
指示的な
shiji-teki-na
KKKK
таныш
ta-nyysh
KMKM
ប្រាប់
brap
KO한국어
지시적인
ji-si-jeok-in
MRMR
सूचक
soo-chahk
MSBahasa Melayu
deiktik
deh-i-ktik
MYမြန်မာ
ပြောဆို
pyaw-so
NLNederlands
deictisch
da-i-ktish
NONorsk
deiktisk
dɛɪk-tɪst
PAPA
示क
sheh-k
PLPolski
deiktyczny
dɛi̯kˈt͡ʂnɨ
PTPortuguês
deictico
deh-i-sti-ko
RORomână
deictic
deh-i-stik
RUРусский
указательный
ukazatel'nyy
SVSvenska
deiktisk
dīk-tist
SWKiswahili
deiktik
deh-i-ktik
TAதமிழ்
குறிப்பிட்ட
ku-ri-ppi-tta
TEతెలుగు
చూపించు
choo-pin-chu
THไทย
ชี้นำ
chee-nam
TLTL
deiktik
deh-i-ktik
TRTürkçe
belirteç
beh-lir-tehch
UKУкраїнська
вказний
v-kaz-nyy
URاردو
اشارہ
i-sharah
VITiếng Việt
Chỉ thị
chi-thi
YOYO
ìpò
ee-po
ZH中文
指示性的
shì jì xìng de
ZUZU
ukuthi
oo-khoo-thee

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