Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

strong verb

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.71 in modern English

Syllables: strong verb
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a class of Germanic verbs which use ablaut as opposed to a dental affix to indicate tense.

noun

Any of a subset of English irregular verbs which lack the addition of a dental affix to indicate the simple past and past participle tenses.

noun

A member of a "strong" class in a language with two or more verb classes.

Example Sentences

"CONJUGATION OF THE STRONG VERB "TO TAKE" (Commonly called Irregular.) [...] Present, Take. Past, Took. Perf. Part. Taken."
"Three basic root consonant classes exist: the strong verb, roots with weak initial root consonant (I-weak verbs), roots with weak final consonants (III-weak verbs), and a composite class..."

Etymology

Calque of German starkes Verb, equivalent to strong + verb.

Inflected Forms

strong verbs (plural)

Phrases

weak verb

Frequently Paired Words

weak verb

Questions

What does strong verb mean?: Any of a class of Germanic verbs which use ablaut as opposed to a dental affix to indicate tense.
Where does strong verb come from?: Calque of German starkes Verb, equivalent to strong + verb.

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