sémelfactif

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from New Latin semelfactīvus, from Latin semel (“once”) + factum (“occurrence”) + -īvus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /se.mɛl.fak.tif/

Adjective

sémelfactif (feminine sémelfactive, masculine plural sémelfactifs, feminine plural sémelfactives)

1. (grammar) semelfactive (expressive of an action that happens only once)

   Coordinate term: itératif