Verbal abstract

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The term verbal abstract denotes an abstract verbal noun .

The ti-abstraction is a verbal abstract formed in a special way, but it is not the only type of formation.

Examples

  • Favor is a verbal abstract to be granted .
  • Help is a verbal abstract to help .
  • Patience goes back to the ancient Germanic verbal abstract * ga-þuldi- fem.
  • Rumor comes from the Middle Low German Verbalabstraktum gerüefete of call .
  • The Greek ἰδέα ( idéa ) is a verbal abstract of ἰδεῖν ( ideîn ) "behold", "recognize" (the suppletive aorist to ὁρᾶν ( horân ) "see").

Web links

Wiktionary: Verbal abstract  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Wolfgang Schmidbauer: Victims of rumors. Zeit Online , January 16, 2013, accessed July 1, 2013 .