infinitif

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin īnfīnītīvus [modus].

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛ̃.fi.ni.tif/

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• Rhymes: -if
• Homophone: infinitifs

Adjective

infinitif (feminine infinitive, masculine plural infinitifs, feminine plural infinitives)

1. (grammar) infinitive

   proposition infinitive ― infinitive clause

Noun

infinitif m (plural infinitifs)

1. (grammar) infinitive (uninflected verb form)

Further reading

• “infinitif”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Old French

Noun

infinitif oblique singular, m (oblique plural infinitis, nominative singular infinitis, nominative plural infinitif)

1. (grammar) infinitive

Descendants

• French: infinitif
• Norman: înfinnitif