frequentative
frequentative · frequentatives
многократный вид
Frequentativum, Frequentativ, Iterativum, Iterativ
Any of a subclass of imperfective verbs that denote a repeated action, no longer…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.
/fɹɪˈkwɛntətɪv/
Meaning
1 sensesAny 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.
Frequentativum, Frequentativ, Iterativum
многокра́тный видmnogokrátnyj vid
More definitions
- a verb form that serves to express frequent repetition of an action
Translations
5 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
subclass of imperfective verbs that denotes a continuously repeated action:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
subclass of imperfective verbs that denotes a continuously repeated action:
Origin
Inherited from Middle English frequentatyf, from Late Latin frequentātīvus, from Latin freInherited from Middle English frequentatyf, from Late Latin frequentātīvus, from Latin frequentāre (“to do or use often”), from frequēns (“often, regular, constant, repeated, assiduous”) + -ō.
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