different between suppletory vs suppletive

English

Noun

suppletory (plural suppletories)

1. A source of supply.
   • 1673, Jeremy Taylor, Heniaytos: A Course of Sermons for All the Sundays of the Year […]

     Invent suppletories to excuse an evil man.

2. A supplement.

Adjective

suppletory (comparative more suppletory, superlative most suppletory)

1. Supplying deficiencies; supplementary.

   a suppletory oath

English

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

suppletive (comparative more suppletive, superlative most suppletive)

1. Supplying deficiencies; supplementary; suppletory.
2. (grammar) Which supplies an etymologically unrelated word with forms, or which is used as one of its forms, by suppletion (for example, in English, better and best are suppletive forms of good).
3. (law)Relating to laws which can apply in a contract if the parties choose to agree to this.
   • Labine v. Vincent, 401 U.S. 532 (1971), Harlan, J., concurring:

Translations

Noun

suppletive (plural suppletives)

1. (grammar) A form used by way of suppletion.

See also

• suppleted
• suppletion
• syncretic
• Category:Suppletions by language

Further reading

• suppletion on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Italian

Adjective

suppletive

1. feminine plural of suppletivo