Gerundival
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Gerundival is an adjective meaning (grammar) Pertaining to the gerundive form of a word.
Meaning
(grammar) Pertaining to the gerundive form of a word.
Example Sentences
The whole is concluded by the addition of the noun suffix gna, which itself carries a gerundival force.
The process of 'gerundival attraction' is a sort of conjuring trick whereby a gerund is turned into a gerundive.
Nominal declensions, verbal case endings, gerundival constructions, in short, the full range of grammatical alterations—for which Sanskrit has a particular genius and meticulous order—announce language itself as a field of alterity.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include gerundal, gerundial, deverbal, verbal, genitival, formative.
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