inanimacy
неодушевлённость
Unbelebtheit
The state of being without life or spiritThe state of being without life or spirit.
Meaning
2 senses(uncommon, uncountable, usually)The state of being without life or spirit.
(uncountable, usually)In some languages, the classification of entities as nonsentient or nonliving, influencing various aspects of structure and use.
Unbelebtheit
неодушевлённостьneoduševljónnostʹ
More definitions
- (linguistics) The characteristic of a noun, in some languages, that is dependent on its unliving or non-sentient nature; this characteristic affects grammatical features (it can modify verbs used with the noun, affect the noun's declension etc.).
Translations
3 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
quality of being inanimate:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
quality of being inanimate:
Origin
From inanimate + -cy.From inanimate + -cy.
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Forms
plural: inanimacies| Singular | inanimacy |
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uncountable
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable