Complete Definition of "semelfactive"

English

Etymology
From Neo-Latin semelfactivus, equivalent to Latin semel (once, a single time) < Proto-Indo-European base *sem- (one, together); plus factive < Latin factum (event, occurrence) < facere (to do) < Proto-Indo-European base *dhe- (to put, to do); plus the Latin adjectival suffix -ivus.

Adjective
semelfactive

  1. grammar The semelfactive aspect refers to a verb form that indicates a momentary or punctiliar action.

Synonyms
momentary
instantaneous
punctual
nondurational

Antonyms
continuative
durative
experiential
frequentative
habitual
imperfective aspect|imperfective
iterative aspect|iterative

Translations
semelfactive (adj.)

Bulgarian: еднок�а�ен (jednokráten) m
Croatian: jednokratni m
French: sémelfactif m
German: Semelfaktiv-
Italian: semelfattivo m
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Japanese: ��� (�����, tan'itsú no)
Latin: semelfactivus m
Portuguese: semelfativo m
Russian: однок�а�н�й (odnokrátnyj) m
Serbian: �еднок�а�ни (jednokratni) m
Spanish: semelfactivo m

Noun
semelfactive

  1. grammar The semelfactive aspect.

Translations
semelfactive aspect (noun)

French: aspect#French|aspect sémelfactif m
German: Semelfaktiv m
Italian: aspetto semelfattivo m
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Japanese: ���� (�������, tan'itsú no s�)
Latin: semelfactivus m
Portuguese: aspecto semelfativo m
Russian: однок�а�н�й вид (odnokrátnyj vid) m
Spanish: aspecto semelfactivo m

See also
perfective aspect
w:Grammatical aspect|Wikipedia article on grammatical aspect

fr:semelfactive

Revision and Credits for"semelfactive"
  • 2007-07-01 02:41 - AutoFormat - gender -[[еднократен]] (jednokráten) ''m'' +[[еднократен]] (jednokráten) {{m}}, gender -[[jednokratni]] ''m'' +[[jednokratni]] {{m}}, gender -[[sémelfactif]] ''m'' +[[sémelfactif]] {{m}}, gender -[[semelfattivo]] ''m'' +[[seme

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