infinitif

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin īnfīnītīvus [modus].

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛ̃.fi.ni.tif/
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  • Rhymes: -if
  • Homophone: infinitifs

Adjective

infinitif (feminine infinitive, masculine plural infinitifs, feminine plural infinitives)

  1. (grammar) infinitive
    proposition infinitiveinfinitive clause

Noun

infinitif m (plural infinitifs)

  1. (grammar) infinitive (uninflected verb form)

Further reading

Old French

Noun

infinitif oblique singular, m (oblique plural infinitis, nominative singular infinitis, nominative plural infinitif)

  1. (grammar) infinitive

Descendants

  • French: infinitif
  • Norman: înfinnitif
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