English

Adjective
en-adj

1. Capable of producing something, especially in abundance; fertile
2. yielding good or useful results; constructive
3. Of, or relating to the creation of goods or services
4. context|linguistics|of an affix or word construction rule consistently applicable to any of an open set of words

Usage notes
In English, the plural suffix �-es� is productive because it can be appended to an open set of words (singular nouns ending in sibilants). Thus, if a new word with that pattern becomes an English noun (e.g. *examplex), it would have a default plural (e.g. *examplexes) because �-es� is productive.

Related terms
productively
productiveness

Translations

French productif m, productive f
mid

References
R:Century 1911
R:Webster 1913

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