quasiconverb

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

quasi- +‎ converb

Noun

quasiconverb (plural quasiconverbs)

  1. (linguistics) A verb form which functions as a converb, but is constructed differently.[1]

References
  1. Umetani, Hiroyuki (2019) “Demarcation between Converbs and What Are Not Converbs in Mongolian: Focusing on Combinations of a Verbal-nominal Suffix and a Case Suffix”, in Asian and African Languages and Linguistics (pdf), University of Tokyo
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