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A noun that is morphologically related to a verb and similar to it in meaning; in English, it contrasts with the gerund and the deverbal noun.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
a noun that is derived from a verb
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: deverbal noun
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: common noun
Narrower terms: gerund
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
56 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Albanian:
emër foljor
— grammar: noun that is morphologically related to a verb and has similar meaning
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Arabic:
مَصْدَر
(maṣdar)
— grammar: noun that is morphologically related to a verb and has similar meaning
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Breton:
anv-verb
— grammar: noun that is morphologically related to a verb and has similar meaning
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Catalan:
nom verbal
— grammar: noun that is morphologically related to a verb and has similar meaning
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Chinese Mandarin:
動名詞 /动名词
(dòngmíngcí)
— grammar: noun that is morphologically related to a verb and has similar meaning
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Czech:
podstatné jméno slovesné
— grammar: noun that is morphologically related to a verb and has similar meaning
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Czech:
verbální substantivum
— grammar: noun that is morphologically related to a verb and has similar meaning
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Danish:
verbalsubstantiv
— grammar: noun that is morphologically related to a verb and has similar meaning
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Dutch:
verbaalsubstantief
— grammar: noun that is morphologically related to a verb and has similar meaning
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Dutch:
verbaalnomen
— grammar: noun that is morphologically related to a verb and has similar meaning
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Faroese:
sagnarnavnorð
— grammar: noun that is morphologically related to a verb and has similar meaning
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Finnish:
teonnimi
— grammar: noun that is morphologically related to a verb and has similar meaning
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French:
nom verbal
— grammar: noun that is morphologically related to a verb and has similar meaning
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Georgian:
სახელზმნა
(saxelzmna)
— grammar: noun that is morphologically related to a verb and has similar meaning
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German:
Verbalnomen
— grammar: noun that is morphologically related to a verb and has similar meaning
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German:
Verbalsubstantiv
— grammar: noun that is morphologically related to a verb and has similar meaning
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Hebrew:
שם פעולה
— grammar: noun that is morphologically related to a verb and has similar meaning
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Hebrew:
שֵׁם פְּעֻלּה
(shem-pe'ulá)
— grammar: noun that is morphologically related to a verb and has similar meaning
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Hungarian:
igéből képzett főnév
— grammar: noun that is morphologically related to a verb and has similar meaning
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Hungarian:
deverbális főnév
— grammar: noun that is morphologically related to a verb and has similar meaning
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Hungarian:
nomen actionis
— grammar: noun that is morphologically related to a verb and has similar meaning
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Irish:
ainm briathartha
— grammar: noun that is morphologically related to a verb and has similar meaning
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Japanese:
動名詞
(dōmeishi)
— grammar: noun that is morphologically related to a verb and has similar meaning
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Kazakh:
масдар
(masdar)
— grammar: noun that is morphologically related to a verb and has similar meaning
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Northern Kurdish:
mesder
— grammar: noun that is morphologically related to a verb and has similar meaning
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Macedonian:
глаголска именка
(glagolska imenka)
— grammar: noun that is morphologically related to a verb and has similar meaning
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Malayalam:
ക്രിയാനാമം
(kriyānāmaṁ)
— grammar: noun that is morphologically related to a verb and has similar meaning
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Mongolian:
үйлт нэр
(üjlt ner)
— grammar: noun that is morphologically related to a verb and has similar meaning
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Mongolian:
тэмдэг үйл үг
(temdeg üjl üg)
— grammar: noun that is morphologically related to a verb and has similar meaning
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Mongolian:
ᠦᠶᠢᠯᠡᠲᠦ ᠨᠡᠷᠡ
(üyiletü ner-e)
— grammar: noun that is morphologically related to a verb and has similar meaning
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Mongolian:
ᠲᠡᠮᠳᠡᠭ ᠦᠢᠯᠡ ᠦᠭᠡ
(temdeg üile üge)
— grammar: noun that is morphologically related to a verb and has similar meaning
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Norman:
nom vèrbal
— grammar: noun that is morphologically related to a verb and has similar meaning
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Norwegian:
verbalsubstantiv
— grammar: noun that is morphologically related to a verb and has similar meaning
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Persian:
مصدر
(masdar)
— grammar: noun that is morphologically related to a verb and has similar meaning
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Polish:
rzeczownik odczasownikowy
— grammar: noun that is morphologically related to a verb and has similar meaning
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Portuguese:
substantivo verbal
— grammar: noun that is morphologically related to a verb and has similar meaning
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Romanian:
substantiv verbal
— grammar: noun that is morphologically related to a verb and has similar meaning
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Russian:
отглаго́льное существи́тельное
(otglagólʹnoje suščestvítelʹnoje)
— grammar: noun that is morphologically related to a verb and has similar meaning
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Scottish Gaelic:
ainmear gnìomhaireach
— grammar: noun that is morphologically related to a verb and has similar meaning
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Slovene:
glágolnik
— grammar: noun that is morphologically related to a verb and has similar meaning
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Spanish:
nombre verbal
— grammar: noun that is morphologically related to a verb and has similar meaning
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Spanish:
sustantivo verbal
— grammar: noun that is morphologically related to a verb and has similar meaning
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Swedish:
substantifierat verb
— grammar: noun that is morphologically related to a verb and has similar meaning
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Tajik:
масдар
(masdar)
— grammar: noun that is morphologically related to a verb and has similar meaning
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Tamil:
வினைப்பெயர்
(viṉaippeyar)
— grammar: noun that is morphologically related to a verb and has similar meaning
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Tamil:
தொழிற்பெயர்
(toḻiṟpeyar)
— grammar: noun that is morphologically related to a verb and has similar meaning
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Tamil:
வினையாலணையும்பெயர்
(viṉaiyālaṇaiyumpeyar)
— grammar: noun that is morphologically related to a verb and has similar meaning
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Telugu:
క్రియావిశేష్యము
(kriyāviśēṣyamu)
— grammar: noun that is morphologically related to a verb and has similar meaning
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Thai:
อาการนาม
(aa-gaa-rá-naam)
— grammar: noun that is morphologically related to a verb and has similar meaning
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Turkish:
ad-fiil
— grammar: noun that is morphologically related to a verb and has similar meaning
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Turkish:
isim-fiil
— grammar: noun that is morphologically related to a verb and has similar meaning
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Turkish:
mastar
— grammar: noun that is morphologically related to a verb and has similar meaning
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Ukrainian:
віддієслі́вний іме́нник
(viddijeslívnyj iménnyk)
— grammar: noun that is morphologically related to a verb and has similar meaning
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Urdu:
مَصْدَر
(masdar)
— grammar: noun that is morphologically related to a verb and has similar meaning
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Vietnamese:
động danh từ
— grammar: noun that is morphologically related to a verb and has similar meaning
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Welsh:
berfenw
— grammar: noun that is morphologically related to a verb and has similar meaning
