verbnoun

English

Etymology

A calque of the Welsh berfenw: berf → verb + enw → noun.

Noun

verbnoun (plural verbnouns)

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

Usage notes

In dictionaries (such as Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru) that lemmatise the first-person singular present active indicative forms of verbs, the verbnoun is given as the second principal part.

Translations

verb which acts as defective noun

Welsh: berfenw (cy) m

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