aktionsart en · NOUN
Etymology
From German Aktionsart, from Aktion (“action”) + Art (“kind, sort”). Attested in English from the 19th century.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A property of verbs and other predicates indicating internal temporal nature; lexical aspect.
For quotations using this term, see Citations:Aktionsart.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| aktionsart | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| aktionsarten | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| aktionsarts | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Hyponyms
a predicate that changes in an instant · achievement · a predicate that does not change over time · occurrence · accomplishment · state · a predicate that changes over time and has no natural endpoint · over time · a predicate that changes over time and has a natural endpoint · activity · a predicate that changes in
Relateds
semelfactive · aspect · tense
Translations (4)
de Aktionsart (property of verbs and other predicates indicating internal temporal nature) · hu akcióminőség (property of verbs and other predicates indicating internal temporal nature) · hu igejelleg (property of verbs and other predicates indicating internal temporal nature) · pl rodzaj czynności (property of verbs and other predicates indicating internal temporal nature)