French word

locomotif

Pronunciation

IPA/lokomotif/

Meaning

  • adjectivelocomotor

Example

Les problèmes locomotifs peuvent affecter la marche.

Locomotor problems can affect walking.

Illustration for locomotif (locomotor)

More examples

Le terme locomotif, utilisé comme adjectif, signifie relatif au mouvement mais il est rare.

The term locomotif, used as an adjective, means related to movement, but it is rare.

Core concept

The movement system or power that lets an organism or object move from place to place.

Similar words

mobile: Easy to move from one location to another.

Definition in French

Relatif au mouvement ou à la capacité de se déplacer d'un organisme ou d'un objet.

Word origin

French created locomotif from locomotion by adding the adjective suffix -if, while locomotion ultimately comes from Latin words for place and movement.

Usage tips

  • The adjective agrees as locomotif in the masculine and locomotive in the feminine, with locomotifs and locomotives in the plural.

Other meanings

  • motoradjective

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