aktionsart
aktionsart noun: a property of verbs and other predicates indicating internal temporal nature; lexical aspect.
Noun (1)
aktionsart (countable and uncountable, plural aktionsarten or aktionsart or aktionsarts)
- A property of verbs and other predicates indicating internal temporal nature; lexical aspect.
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Noun (2) capitalized: Aktionsart
Aktionsart (countable and uncountable, plural Aktionsarts or Aktionsarten)
- Alternative letter-case form of aktionsart.
Forms of aktionsart
| plural | aktionsarten |
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| plural | aktionsart |
| plural | aktionsarts |
| plural | Aktionsarts |
| plural | Aktionsarten |
Origin of aktionsart
From German Aktionsart, from Aktion (“action”) + Art (“kind, sort”). Attested in English from the 19th century.
Questions about aktionsart
- What does aktionsart mean?
- Aktionsart means a property of verbs and other predicates indicating internal temporal nature; lexical aspect.
- What part of speech is aktionsart?
- Aktionsart is a noun.
- What is the plural of aktionsart?
- The plural of aktionsart is aktionsarten.
Words near aktionsart in the dictionary
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