Frequentative definition
Expressing or designating repeated action.
adjective
A frequentative verb or verb form.
noun
(gram.) A frequentative verb.
“sparkle” is a frequentative of “spark”
noun
(grammar) Serving to express repetition of an action.
"Crackle" is an English frequentative verb derived from "crack".
adjective
(grammar) Refers to a subclass of imperfective verbs that denote a repeated action, no longer productive in English, but found in e.g. Finnish, Latin, Russian, and Turkish.
noun
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(gram.) Expressing frequent and repeated action.
adjective
Other Word Forms
Noun
Singular:
frequentative
Plural:
frequentativesOrigin of frequentative
- Latin frequentātīvus from frequentātus past participle of frequentāre to repeat from frequēns frequent- frequent
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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