Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

verbnoun

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: verb-noun
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

verbnouns (plural)

Questions

What does verbnoun mean?: A verb form which acts as a defective noun, having functions similar to the English infinitive and gerund, and the Latin supine.
Where does verbnoun come from?: Calque of Welsh berfenw, from berf (“verb”) + enw (“noun”).

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