isolative

[ ahy-suh-ley-tiv, is-uh- ]
/ ˈaɪ səˌleɪ tɪv, ˈɪs ə- /

adjective

noting a change in part of the sound of a word made independently of the phonetic environment of that part.

Origin of isolative

First recorded in 1885–90; isolate + -ive

OTHER WORDS FROM isolative

un·i·so·la·tive, adjective

Words nearby isolative

isolating, isolation, isolation booth, isolationism, isolationist, isolative, isolato, isolda, isolde, isolecithal, isolette

British Dictionary definitions for isolative

isolative
/ (ˈaɪsəˌleɪtɪv, ˈaɪsələtɪv) /

adjective

(of a sound change) occurring in all linguistic environments, as the change of Middle English / iː / to Modern English / aɪ /, as in time Compare combinative (def. 2)
of, relating to, or concerned with isolation