Dictionary

preverb en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English verb English preverb From pre- + verb.

Meanings

1. A separable verb prefix or a particle that precedes a verb.
2. Any of a class of words in the Chinese language whose function is analogous to the cases, prepositions, and postpositions of other languages.
3. A verbal prefix in the Algonquin languages whose function is analogous to the adjective of other languages.

Forms

Relateds

coverb

Translations (17)

pl prefiksoid (word class) · pl przedrostek czasownikowy (word class) · ru преве́рб (word class) · de Präverb (word class) · pl prefiksoid (verbal prefix) · ca preverbi (verbal prefix) · hu igekötő (verbal prefix) · pt pré-verbo (verbal prefix) · it preverbo (word class) · it preverbo (verbal prefix) · ka ზმნისწინი (word class) · fr préverbe (verbal prefix) · cmn 动介词 (word class) · pl przedrostek czasownikowy (verbal prefix) · cy rhagferf (word class) · es preverbo (word class) · hu igekötő (word class)