frequentative
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frequentative
- /fɹɪˈkwɛntətɪv/
- /ˈfɹikwənˌteɪtɪv/
Where it comes from
Inherited from Middle English frequentatyf, from Late Latin frequentātīvus, from Latin frequentāre (“to do or use often”), from frequēns (“often, regular, constant, repeated, assiduous”) + -ō.
By surface analysis, frequent + -ative.
adjective freq.
- Serving to express repetition of an action. "Crackle" is an English frequentative verb derived from "crack".
noun frequentatives · freq.
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Any of a subclass of imperfective verbs that denote a repeated action, no longer productive in English, but found in e.g. Finnish, Latin, Russian, and Turkish.
Similar: iterative
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adj serving to express the frequent repetition of an action
| Español | frecuentativo |
|---|---|
| Português | frequentativo |
| Français | fréquentatif |
| Deutsch | frequentativ |
| Italiano | frequentativo |
| Русский | многокра́тный mnogokrátnyj, многочи́сленный mnogočíslennyj, мно́жественный mnóžestvennyj |
noun subclass of imperfective verbs that denotes a continuously repeated action
| Español | frecuentativo, verbo frecuentativo |
|---|---|
| Français | fréquentatif |
| Deutsch | Frequentativum, Frequentativ, Iterativum, Iterativ |
| Русский | многокра́тный вид mnogokrátnyj vid |
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