Standard Lemma guide

deverbal

adj · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • dē-vûr′bəl
  • Australian, Received-Pronunciation: /diːˈvɜː.bəl/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Canada, General-American: /diˈvɜɹ.bəl/
  • New-Zealand: /diːˈvøː.bəl/
  • Scotland: /diˈvɛɹ.bəl/

1

adj

Meaning 1

Derived from a verb.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A word, especially a substantive, that is derived from a verb.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: deverbal noun, deverbative

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From de- + verb + -al.

Across languages

Translations

25 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: deverbal — derived from a verb
  • Finnish: verbikantainen — derived from a verb
  • Finnish: deverbaalinen — derived from a verb
  • French: déverbatif — derived from a verb
  • French: déverbal — derived from a verb
  • German: deverbal — derived from a verb
  • German: deverbativ — derived from a verb
  • Greek: μεταρηματικός (metarimatikós) — derived from a verb
  • Hungarian: deverbális — derived from a verb
  • Hungarian: igéből képzett — derived from a verb
  • Italian: deverbale — derived from a verb
  • Polish: odczasownikowy — derived from a verb
  • Portuguese: deverbal — derived from a verb
  • Russian: отглаго́льный (otglagólʹnyj) — derived from a verb
  • Spanish: deverbal — derived from a verb
  • Spanish: deverbativo — derived from a verb
  • Czech: deverbativum — a word, especially a substantive, that is derived from a verb
  • Finnish: deverbaali — a word, especially a substantive, that is derived from a verb
  • French: déverbal — a word, especially a substantive, that is derived from a verb
  • Hungarian: deverbális főnév — a word, especially a substantive, that is derived from a verb
  • Polish: słowo odczasownikowe — a word, especially a substantive, that is derived from a verb
  • Portuguese: deverbal — a word, especially a substantive, that is derived from a verb
  • Russian: отглагольный (otglagolʹnyj) — a word, especially a substantive, that is derived from a verb
  • Spanish: deverbal — a word, especially a substantive, that is derived from a verb
  • Spanish: deverbativo — a word, especially a substantive, that is derived from a verb