pseudo-participial
pseudo-participial adjective: having the form of a participial of a verb, but for which no such verb exists. For example, for the adjective yellow-bellied there is no corresponding verb "to yellow-belly".
Adjective
pseudo-participial (not comparable)
- Having the form of a participial of a verb, but for which no such verb exists. For example, for the adjective yellow-bellied there is no corresponding verb "to yellow-belly".
Noun
pseudo-participial (plural pseudo-participials)
- A pseudo-participial word.
- Modifiers are frequently in the form of a pseudo-participial (e.g. red-whiskered bulbul), especially where there is a large number of species for that type of bird, such as the bulbuls, of which 24 species occur in South Asia.2016, James Lambert, “Ornithonymy and Lexicographical Selection Criteria”, in International Journal of Lexicography, volume 30, number 1, pages 39–62
Forms of pseudo-participial
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Questions about pseudo-participial
- What does pseudo-participial mean?
- Pseudo-participial means having the form of a participial of a verb, but for which no such verb exists. For example, for the adjective yellow-bellied there is no corresponding verb "to yellow-belly".
- What part of speech is pseudo-participial?
- Pseudo-participial can be an adjective or a noun.
Words near pseudo-participial in the dictionary
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