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noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The basic form of a word used as a dictionary entry (of any part of speech, but especially of a verb).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The dictionary form of the verb is the infinitive in English, the first-person singular present indicative in Ancient Greek, and the third-person masculine singular perfect in Semitic languages.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: لَيمَّا — basic form of a word
  • Finnish: sanakirjamuoto — basic form of a word
  • French: forme canonique — basic form of a word
  • German: Grundform — basic form of a word
  • German: Lemmaform — basic form of a word
  • German: Wörterbuchform — basic form of a word
  • Hungarian: szótári alak — basic form of a word
  • Japanese: 原形 (genkei) — basic form of a word
  • Japanese: 辞書形 (jishokei) — basic form of a word
  • Korean: 원형 (wonhyeong) — basic form of a word
  • Persian: بنواژه (bon-vâže) — basic form of a word
  • Persian: مدخل (madxal) — basic form of a word
  • Polish: forma słownikowa — basic form of a word
  • Polish: lemma — basic form of a word
  • Polish: lemmat — basic form of a word
  • Polish: hasło — basic form of a word
  • Russian: слова́рная фо́рма (slovárnaja fórma) — basic form of a word
  • Russian: начальная форма слова (načalʹnaja forma slova) — basic form of a word
  • Russian: лемма (lemma) — basic form of a word
  • Swedish: uppslagsord — basic form of a word
  • Swedish: grundform — basic form of a word