gerundival
English
editEtymology
editPronunciation
edit- Rhymes: -aɪvəl
Adjective
editgerundival (not comparable)
- (grammar) Pertaining to the gerundive form of a word.
- 1941, Journal of the Polynesian Society - Volume 50, page 10:
- The whole is concluded by the addition of the noun suffix gna, which itself carries a gerundival force.
- 2014, Dan Lusthaus, Buddhist Phenomenology, →ISBN:
- Nominal declensions, verbal case endings, gerundival constructions, in short, the full range of grammatical alterations—for which Sanskrit has a particular genius and meticulous order—announce language itself as a field of alterity.
- 2017, John Taylor, Latin Beyond GCSE, →ISBN, page 76:
- The process of 'gerundival attraction' is a sort of conjuring trick whereby a gerund is turned into a gerundive.
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editRomanian
editEtymology
editAdjective
editgerundival m or n (feminine singular gerundivală, masculine plural gerundivali, feminine and neuter plural gerundivale)
Declension
editDeclension of gerundival
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | gerundival | gerundivală | gerundivali | gerundivale | ||
definite | gerundivalul | gerundivala | gerundivalii | gerundivalele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | gerundival | gerundivale | gerundivali | gerundivale | ||
definite | gerundivalului | gerundivalei | gerundivalilor | gerundivalelor |