gerundival

English

Etymology

From gerundive +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aɪvəl

Adjective

gerundival (not comparable)

1. (grammar) Pertaining to the gerundive form of a word.
   • 1941, Journal of the Polynesian Society - Volume 50, page 10:

     The whole is concluded by the addition of the noun suffix gna, which itself carries a gerundival force.

   • 2014, Dan Lusthaus, Buddhist Phenomenology, →ISBN:

     Nominal declensions, verbal case endings, gerundival constructions, in short, the full range of grammatical alterations—for which Sanskrit has a particular genius and meticulous order—announce language itself as a field of alterity.

   • 2017, John Taylor, Latin Beyond GCSE, →ISBN, page 76:

     The process of 'gerundival attraction' is a sort of conjuring trick whereby a gerund is turned into a gerundive.

Anagrams

• Vanguilder, invulgared

Romanian

Etymology

From gerundiv +‎ -al.

Adjective

gerundival m or n (feminine singular gerundivală, masculine plural gerundivali, feminine and neuter plural gerundivale)

1. gerundival

Declension

		singular				plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine		masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	gerundival		gerundivală		gerundivali	gerundivale
	definite	gerundivalul		gerundivala		gerundivalii	gerundivalele
genitive- dative	indefinite	gerundival		gerundivale		gerundivali	gerundivale
	definite	gerundivalului		gerundivalei		gerundivalilor	gerundivalelor