digestive
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old French digestif, from Late Latin dīgestīvus. Doublet of digestif.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (UK) IPA(key): /daɪˈdʒɛstɪv/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Adjective
[edit]digestive (comparative more digestive, superlative most digestive)
- Of, relating to, or functioning in digestion.
- That causes or promotes digestion.
- 1847 March 30, Herman Melville, Omoo: A Narrative of Adventures in the South Seas; […], London: John Murray, […], →OCLC:
- While the doctor and the natives were taking a digestive nap after dinner, I strolled forth to have a peep at the country which could produce so generous a meal.
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]of, relating to, or functioning in digestion
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that causes or promotes digestion
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Noun
[edit]digestive (plural digestives)
- A substance that aids digestion.
- (UK, Ireland, Canada) A digestive biscuit.
- I bought a packet of chocolate digestives.
- I made a mistake and bought plain digestives instead of chocolate ones.
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]substance that aids digestion
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German
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Audio: (file)
Adjective
[edit]digestive
- inflection of digestiv:
Italian
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]digestive
Latin
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /diː.ɡesˈtiː.u̯e/, [d̪iːɡɛs̠ˈt̪iːu̯ɛ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /di.d͡ʒesˈti.ve/, [d̪id͡ʒesˈt̪iːve]
Adjective
[edit]dīgestīve
Swedish
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Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from English digestive.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]digestive c or n
- (collectively) digestive, digestive biscuit
- cheesecake med digestive
- cheesecake with digestive biscuit(s)
- Jag gillar digestive
- I like digestives / digestive biscuits
- a digestive, a digestive biscuit
- Synonym: digestivekex
- bre två digestive
- butter two digestives / digestive biscuits
Usage notes
[edit]Usually pronounced "dee-guh-steve-uh" (see IPA), as expected from Swedish orthography, leading to (tongue-in-cheek) debates over pronunciation.
Declension
[edit]Declension of digestive | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | digestive | digestiven | digestive | digestiven |
Genitive | digestives | digestivens | digestives | digestivens |
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