substantive verb en · NOUN
Meanings
- In the Goidelic languages, a copular verb meaning “to be” that is used with predicates that are prepositional phrases, adverbs, or adjectives, but not with predicates that are noun phrases: Old Irish at·tá, Irish bí (present tá), Scottish Gaelic bi (present tha), Manx bee (present ta).
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| substantive verbs | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (4)
pt verbo substantivo (copular verb in the Goidelic languages) · ga briathar substainteach (copular verb in the Goidelic languages) · hu létige (copular verb in the Goidelic languages) · pl czasownik substantywny (copular verb in the Goidelic languages)