infinitive
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infinitive
- /ɪnˈfɪnɪtɪv/
- /ɪnˈfɪnətɪv/
Where it comes from
From Middle English infenitife (“without end, in perpetuity”), from Late Latin īnfīnītīvus (“unlimited, indefinite”), from Latin īnfīnītus (“unlimited, infinite”). By surface analysis, infinite + -ive.
noun infinitives
- The infinitive mood or mode (a grammatical mood). The MANNERS of acting, in grammar called modes or moods, are four; Infinitive, Imperative, Indicative, Subjunctive or Conjunctive.
- A non-finite verb form considered neutral with respect to inflection; depending on language variously found used with auxiliary verbs, in subordinate clauses, or acting as a gerund, and often as the dictionary form.
- A verbal noun formed from the infinitive of a verb.
adjective
- Formed with the infinitive. INFINITIVE MOOD or MANNER. To Have, Avoir.
- Unlimited; not bounded or restricted; undefined. […] to search out in some higher region of infinitive space a spot where it was impossible for defilement to follow them […]
Translations
Every language
noun a mood or mode of verbs
| Deutsch | Infinitiv |
|---|---|
| עברית | שֵׁם פֹּעַל shem pó‘al, מָקוֹר makór |
noun uninflected verb form
| Español | infinitivo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 부정사 bujeongsa |
| 日本語 | 不定詞 futeishi |
| 中文 | 不定詞 /不定词 bùdìngcí |
| Kiswahili | kitenzi jina |
| Português | infinitivo, infinito |
| Français | infinitif |
| Deutsch | Infinitiv |
| Italiano | infinito |
| Ελληνικά | απαρέμφατο aparémfato |
| Română | infinitiv |
| Русский | неопределённая фо́рма neopredeljónnaja fórma, инфинити́в infinitív |
| Tiếng Việt | lối vô định |
| العربية | مَصْدَر maṣdar |
| עברית | שֵׁם פֹּעַל shem-pó'al |
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title = {infinitive},
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