participial

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participial

  • /ˌpɑː(ɹ)tɪˈsɪpi.əl/

Where it comes from

From Latin participiālis, from participium (“participle”).

adjective

  1. not comparable Of, relating to, or being a participle.

noun participials

  1. dated A non-finite verb. § 280. A Participial is a derived form of the verb used not for asserting but for expressing either, — 1. An object of thought; or, 2. A modification of such an object. Participials, accordingly, are either, — 1. Noun-participials; as, "To think is to act;" "Their sending the messacre was the cause
  2. A participial word.

    Similar: participle

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adj of or relating to a participle

Españolparticipial
Portuguêsparticipial
Françaisparticipial
Deutschpartizipial, Partizipial-
Ελληνικάμετοχικός metochikós
Русскийприча́стный pričástnyj
עבריתבינוני benoní

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"participial." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/participial. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

participial. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/participial

Chicago

"participial." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/participial.

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@misc{participial_2026,
  title = {participial},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/participial},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}