- In linguistics, a
gerund (/ˈdʒɛrənd/
abbreviated ger) is any of
various nonfinite verb
forms in
various languages; most often, but not exclusively, it...
- In
Latin grammar, a
gerundive (/dʒəˈrʌndɪv/) is a verb form that
functions as a
verbal adjective. In
classical Latin, the
gerundive is
distinct in form...
- of
English verbs. This verb form is used as a
present participle, as a
gerund, and
sometimes as an
independent noun or adjective. The
suffix is also found...
-
include infinitives,
participles and
gerunds.
Nonfinite verb
forms in some
other languages include converbs,
gerundives and supines. The
categories of mood...
- kentaurnominaler), also
referred to
simply as a
centaurs (kentaurer) or
gerund forms (gerundiumformer) are a type of
verbal noun
which occur in the Danish...
- word
operandi is a
gerund in the
genitive case, "of operating";
gerunds can
never be
pluralised in Latin, as
opposed to
gerundives. When a noun with an...
- the market'.
There are
several usages of the
gerund depending on its morpho-syntactic features. The
gerund functions as the head of a
subordinate clause...
- dictionary. Historically,
grammarians have
described a
verbal noun or
gerundial noun as a verb form that
functions as a noun. An
example of a
verbal noun...
- participle: amātūrus (pl. amātūrī) "going to love"
Gerundive:
amandus (pl. amandī) "needing to be loved"
Gerund: amandī "of loving", amandō "by/for loving",...
- used for both
legislative referrals and initiatives. 'Referendum' is the
gerundive form of the
Latin verb referre,
literally "to
carry back" (from the verb...
