frequentative – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
frequentative
adj.
of or pertaining to a verb that expresses repetitive action
n.
frequentative form; frequentative verb
Frequentative
In
grammar, a
frequentative form (
abbreviated freq. or
fr.) of a word is one that indicates repeated action. The frequentative form can be considered a separate but not completely independent word called a
frequentative. The frequentative is no longer
productive in English, but it still is some languages, such as Finno-Ugric languages (
Finnish or Hungarian), Balto-Slavic (
Lithuanian, Russian and Polish), Turkic etc.,
fréquentatif
adj.
frequentative, of or pertaining to a verb that expresses repetitive action
frequentativo
adj.
iterative, repetitive, repeating, repetitious
Frequentative
(n.)
A frequentative verb.
(a.)
Serving to express the frequent repetition of an action; as, a frequentative verb.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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