Infinitiv

See also: infinitiv

German

Alternative forms
  • Infinitivus (obsolete except with following Latin adjective)
  • Infinitivum (obsolete)

Pronunciation
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Noun

Infinitiv m or (rare, nonstandard) n (strong, genitive Infinitivs, plural Infinitive)

  1. (grammar) infinitive
  2. (grammar) gerund; verbal noun; if formally identical to the infinitive (as e.g. in German) or if the language does not otherwise have an infinitive form (as e.g. in Arabic)
    Synonyms: substantivierter Infinitiv, Gerundium, Verbalnomen

Usage notes
  • Exclusively masculine in contemporary standard usage, but otherwise occasionally (though rarely) neuter.

Declension
Declension of Infinitiv [masculine // neuter (rare, nonstandard), strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der, das Infinitiv die Infinitive
genitive eines des Infinitivs der Infinitive
dative einem dem Infinitiv den Infinitiven
accusative einen, ein den, das Infinitiv die Infinitive

Further reading
  • “Infinitiv” in Duden online
  • “Infinitiv” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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