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verbnoun

verbnoun noun: a verb form which acts as a defective noun, having functions similar to the English infinitive and gerund, and the Latin supine.

Noun

verbnoun (plural verbnouns)

  1. (Welsh grammar) A verb form which acts as a defective noun, having functions similar to the English infinitive and gerund, and the Latin supine.

Forms of verbnoun

pluralverbnouns

Origin of verbnoun

Calque of Welsh berfenw, from berf (“verb”) + enw (“noun”).

Questions about verbnoun

What does verbnoun mean?
Verbnoun means a verb form which acts as a defective noun, having functions similar to the English infinitive and gerund, and the Latin supine.
What part of speech is verbnoun?
Verbnoun is a noun.
What is the plural of verbnoun?
The plural of verbnoun is verbnouns.

Words near verbnoun in the dictionary

  1. verbless clauses
  2. verblessly
  3. verblessness
  4. verblike
  5. verbness
  6. verbnoun
  7. verbnouns
  8. verboid
  9. verboids
  10. verbolatry
  11. verbology

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