praegnans constructio

English

Alternative forms

• constructio praegnans, constructio praegans, praegans constructio

Etymology

From Latin cōnstructiō (“a grammatical construction”) and Latin praegnāns (“pregnant”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈpʰɹeɪɡ.nænz‿kɒnˈstɹʊk.tiː.oʊ/

Noun

praegnans constructio (uncountable)

1. (brachylogy) A construction commonly found in Greek and Hebrew in which either a verb of motion is paired with a locative prepositional phrase or a static verb is paired with an allative preposition phrase.

   "I attacked the dog into the fire" employs a rough form of praegnans constructio.

Hypernyms

• (rhetoric): brachylogy

See also

• brachylogy
• praegnans constructio on Wikipedia.Wikipedia