copulative

• Adjectif qui se rapporte à la copulation ou à l'acte sexuel, ou qui sert à relier, à unir (notamment en grammaire, pour une conjonction ou un verbe copulatif). Dans un sens courant, il désigne ce qui lie ou connecte.

An obsolete adjective relating to the act of sexual intercourse; now considered archaic and rarely used in modern English.

1. Syntactically connectingC2formal

   Relating to a word or construction that connects sentences or elements of a sentence, such as a copulative verb or conjunction.

   copulatif (sens syntaxique)

   • The verb 'to be' is a copulative verb that links the subject to a complement.
   • In grammar, copulative conjunctions like 'and' join similar elements.
   • Copulative constructions are essential for forming compound sentences.

   Synonymesconjunctiveconnectivecopularjoining