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frequentative en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /fɹɪˈkwɛntətɪv/
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• /ˈfɹikwənˌteɪtɪv/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰrekʷ-der.? Proto-Italic *frekʷents Latin frequēns Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin frequentāreder. Late Latin frequentātīvusder. Middle English frequentatyf English frequentative Inherited from Middle English frequentatyf, from Late Latin frequentātīvus, from Latin frequentāre (“to do or use often”), from frequēns (“often, regular, constant, repeated, assiduous”) + -ō. By surface analysis, frequent + -ative.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Serving to express repetition of an action.
   • "Crackle" is an English frequentative verb derived from "crack".

Forms

Deriveds

frequentatively · frequentative aspect · nonfrequentative · frequentativeness

Translations (14)

de frequentativ (serving to express the frequent repetition of an action) · fr fréquentatif (serving to express the frequent repetition of an action) · ru многокра́тный (serving to express the frequent repetition of an action) · hu gyakorító (serving to express the frequent repetition of an action) · pl częstotliwy (serving to express the frequent repetition of an action) · pt frequentativo (serving to express the frequent repetition of an action) · ru многочи́сленный (serving to express the frequent repetition of an action) · ru мно́жественный (serving to express the frequent repetition of an action) · hy բազմապատկական (serving to express the frequent repetition of an action) · mi kakai (serving to express the frequent repetition of an action) · la frequentātīvus (serving to express the frequent repetition of an action) · it frequentativo (serving to express the frequent repetition of an action) · fi frekventatiivinen (serving to express the frequent repetition of an action) · es frecuentativo (serving to express the frequent repetition of an action)

frequentative en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /fɹɪˈkwɛntətɪv/
• audio
• /ˈfɹikwənˌteɪtɪv/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰrekʷ-der.? Proto-Italic *frekʷents Latin frequēns Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin frequentāreder. Late Latin frequentātīvusder. Middle English frequentatyf English frequentative Inherited from Middle English frequentatyf, from Late Latin frequentātīvus, from Latin frequentāre (“to do or use often”), from frequēns (“often, regular, constant, repeated, assiduous”) + -ō. By surface analysis, frequent + -ative.

Meanings

1. Any of a subclass of imperfective verbs that denote a repeated action, no longer productive in English, but found in e.g. Finnish, Latin, Russian, and Turkish.

Forms

Relateds

-er · -le

Synonyms

iterative

Translations (13)

sv frekventativ (subclass of imperfective verbs that denotes a continuously repeated action) · pl forma częstotliwa (subclass of imperfective verbs that denotes a continuously repeated action) · de Frequentativ (subclass of imperfective verbs that denotes a continuously repeated action) · de Iterativ (subclass of imperfective verbs that denotes a continuously repeated action) · es verbo frecuentativo (subclass of imperfective verbs that denotes a continuously repeated action) · es frecuentativo (subclass of imperfective verbs that denotes a continuously repeated action) · de Iterativum (subclass of imperfective verbs that denotes a continuously repeated action) · la [verbum] frequentativum (subclass of imperfective verbs that denotes a continuously repeated action) · de Frequentativum (subclass of imperfective verbs that denotes a continuously repeated action) · fr fréquentatif (subclass of imperfective verbs that denotes a continuously repeated action) · hy բազմապատկական (subclass of imperfective verbs that denotes a continuously repeated action) · ru многокра́тный вид (subclass of imperfective verbs that denotes a continuously repeated action) · fi frekventatiivi (subclass of imperfective verbs that denotes a continuously repeated action)