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VERBAL NOUN [2 records]

Record 1 1988-04-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Grammar
  • Lexicology, Lexicography, Terminology
OBS

"Verbal noun": This term is generally defined as referring to gerund forms and infinitives.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Grammaire
  • Lexicologie, lexicographie et terminologie
CONT

On appelle déverbaux les noms formés à partir de radicaux verbaux. Ainsi, les noms "appontement" (de "apponter"), "marche" (de "marcher"), etc., sont des déverbaux.

Spanish

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Record 2 1988-04-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Grammar
DEF

A noun derived directly from a verb or verb stem and in certain uses partaking of the sense and constructions of a verb.

OBS

This term is sometimes defined to include verb-based derivatives such as "foundation".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Grammaire
CONT

On appelle noms verbaux les formes nominales et adjectives du verbe (infinitifs et participes).

Spanish

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