Venitive
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Venitive is an adjective meaning (grammar, of a word, particle, or inflection) Indicating motion to or toward a thing.
Meaning
(grammar, of a word, particle, or inflection) Indicating motion to or toward a thing.
More Meanings
- (grammar) A grammatical word, particle, or inflection that indicates motion to or toward a thing; or, the indication so provided.
Example Sentences
The venitive suffix associates an event of ‘motion to or toward’ to the main verb.
[…] a derivational suffix indicating ‘movement toward the speaker or deictic center’. […] a derivational venitive […]
Word Forms
- venitives
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include illative, allative, indicative, endoactive, inflectional, indicial.
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