frequentative
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.
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
- a verb form that serves to express frequent repetition of an action
Translations
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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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