FREQUENTATIVE

frequentative

(noun) a verb form that serves to express frequent repetition of an action

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

frequentative (not comparable)

(grammar) Serving to express repetition of an action.

Noun

frequentative (plural frequentatives)

(grammar) Any of a subclass of imperfective verbs that denote a repeated action, no longer productive in English, but found in e.g. Finnish, Latin, Russian, and Turkish.

Synonyms

• iterative

Source: Wiktionary


Fre*quent"a*tive, a. Etym: [L. frequentativus: cf. F. fréquentatif.] (Gram.)

Definition: Serving to express the frequent repetition of an action; as, a frequentative verb.

– n.

Definition: A frequentative verb.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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