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boot verb

boot verb noun: any of various verbs, generally in Romance languages, in which the first and second persons plural are affected differently by some phonological or morphological rule than the other four forms.

Noun

boot verb (plural boot verbs)

  1. Any of various verbs, generally in Romance languages, in which the first and second persons plural are affected differently by some phonological or morphological rule than the other four forms.
  2. A verb in Italian so affected in the second and third persons singular.

Synonyms of boot verb

Forms of boot verb

pluralboot verbs

Origin of boot verb

So called because these verbs form a boot-like shape when highlighted in a conjugation table.

Questions about boot verb

What does boot verb mean?
Boot verb means any of various verbs, generally in Romance languages, in which the first and second persons plural are affected differently by some phonological or morphological rule than the other four forms.
What part of speech is boot verb?
Boot verb is a noun.
What is the plural of boot verb?
The plural of boot verb is boot verbs.

Words near boot verb in the dictionary

  1. boot times
  2. boot tree
  3. boot trees
  4. boot up
  5. boot upstairs
  6. boot verb
  7. boot verbs
  8. boot-black
  9. boot-blacks
  10. boot-boy
  11. boot-boys

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