infinitive

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

1. The infinitive mood or mode (a grammatical mood).
2. A non-finite verb form considered neutral with respect to inflection; depending on language variously found used with auxiliary verbs, in subordinate clauses, or acting as a gerund, and often as the dictionary form.
3. A verbal noun formed from the infinitive of a verb.

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Formed with the infinitive.
2. (not-comparable) Unlimited; not bounded or restricted; undefined.

Concepts

infinitif

déverbal

nom verbal

infinitiv

Synonymes

possessive

benefactive

infinitival

verbal noun

Traductions

infinitivo

Infinitiv

infinitief

infinito

infinitivo

απαρέμφατο

onbepaalde wijs

infinitiu

Nennform

infinitivo

مصدر

mastar

infinitivus

Grundform

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ɪnˈfɪnɪtɪv/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From Middle English infenitife (“without end, in perpetuity”), from Late Latin īnfīnītīvus (“unlimited, indefinite”), from Latin īnfīnītus (“unlimited, infinite”). By surface analysis, infinite + -ive.