Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gerundival

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: gerun-di-val
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Pertaining to the gerundive form of a word.

Example Sentences

"The whole is concluded by the addition of the noun suffix gna, which itself carries a gerundival force."
"Nominal declensions, verbal case endings, gerundival constructions, in short, the full range of grammatical alterations—for which Sanskrit has a particular genius and meticulous order—announce language itself as a field of alterity."
"The process of 'gerundival attraction' is a sort of conjuring trick whereby a gerund is turned into a gerundive."

Etymology

From gerundive + -al.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: gerundive

Rhymes With

arrival survival rival revival arch-rival gingival adjectival archrival conjunctival perspectival estival subconjunctival

Questions

What does gerundival mean?: Pertaining to the gerundive form of a word.
Where does gerundival come from?: From gerundive + -al.

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