different between attributive vs celeripede

English

Etymology

attribute +? -ive

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /?.?t??.bju.t?v/

Adjective

attributive (comparative more attributive, superlative most attributive)

1. (grammar, of a word or phrase) Modifying a noun, while in the same phrase as that noun.

   • Since both Attributes and Adjuncts recursively expand N-bar into N-bar, it seems clear that the two have essentially the same function, so that Attributes are simply pronominal Adjuncts (though we shall continue to follow tradition and refer to attributive premodifiers as Attributes rather than Adjuncts).

   Antonym: predicative

2. Having the nature of an attribute.
3. Serving to express an attribute of an object.

Derived terms

Related terms

• attribute

Translations

Noun

attributive (plural attributives)

1. (grammar) An attributive word or phrase (see above), contrasted with predicative or substantive.

   In "this big house," "big" is an attributive, while in "this house is big," it is a predicative.

Translations

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.t?i.by.tiv/

Adjective

attributive

1. feminine singular of attributif

German

Pronunciation

Adjective

attributive

1. inflection of attributiv:
   1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
   2. strong nominative/accusative plural
   3. weak nominative all-gender singular
   4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

Italian

Adjective

attributive

1. feminine plural of attributivo

Anagrams

• ributtatevi

English

Alternative forms

• céléripede

Etymology

Borrowed from French céléripede.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: s?l??r?p?d, IPA^(key): /s??l???pi?d/

cf. céléripede#Pronunciation

Noun

celeripede (plural celeripedes)

1. (historical, also used attributively) An early form of the bicycle, consisting of two wheels of equal diameter attached by a wooden bar and lacking either pedals or a means of steering.
   • 1835: The Mechanics’ Magazine, Museum, Register, Journal, and Gazette, volume XXII, page 409 (J. Cunningham)

     [… I]f Louis Philippe would read out of our book, the French would catch the infection, transmit the mails and passengers to Rennes, and thus give them that celeripede character of which they are so fond of boasting.

   • 1970: Rudolph Brasch, How Did Sports Begin?: A Look at the Origins of Man at Play, pages 112^{1} and 114^{2} (McKay)

     ^{1} Celeripede and velocipede (abbreviated often into velo), both stressed “swiftness of foot.”

     ^{2} The Frenchman’s claim goes back to 1816. M. Niepce was a pioneer of photography. Possibly with Sivrac’s contraption in mind, he built a machine that, because of its speed, he called a celeripede. It was a simple device consisting of two equal-sized wooden wheels connected by a bar upon which the rider sat and pushed himself forward by “walking.”

See also

• velocipede