Dictionary

dictionary form en · NOUN

Meanings

1. The basic form of a word used as a dictionary entry (of any part of speech, but especially of a verb).
   • The dictionary form of the verb is the infinitive in English, the first-person singular present indicative in Ancient Greek, and the third-person masculine singular perfect in Semitic languages.

Forms

Relateds

headword · infinitive · lemma

Synonyms

canonical form · basic form · citation form

Translations (21)

ar لَيمَّا (basic form of a word) · de Grundform (basic form of a word) · pl forma słownikowa (basic form of a word) · fa مدخل (basic form of a word) · fr forme canonique (basic form of a word) · ru слова́рная фо́рма (basic form of a word) · de Lemmaform (basic form of a word) · pl lemmat (basic form of a word) · sv grundform (basic form of a word) · ko 원형 (basic form of a word) · hu szótári alak (basic form of a word) · fa بنواژه (basic form of a word) · pl hasło (basic form of a word) · ru начальная форма слова (basic form of a word) · de Wörterbuchform (basic form of a word) · ja 辞書形 (basic form of a word) · ru лемма (basic form of a word) · sv uppslagsord (basic form of a word) · fi sanakirjamuoto (basic form of a word) · pl lemma (basic form of a word) · ja 原形 (basic form of a word)