Inflektiv
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German
Etymology
Coined by Oliver Teuber in 1998.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
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Inflektiv m (strong, genitive Inflektivs, plural Inflektive)
- (grammar) A German verb form used to imitate a sound or to indicate that an action is occurring, formed from the verb stem without any personal ending.
- Synonym: (humorous) Erikativ
- 2010, Christa Dürscheid, Franc Wagner, Sarah Brommer, Wie Jugendliche schreiben: Schreibkompetenz und neue Medien, Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 169:
- Es treten hier nur einfache Inflektive (*stotter*, *schock*), nicht Inflektivkonstruktionen auf (d. h. Verben in Kombination mit weiteren Satzgliedern wie bei aufderleitungsteh).
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Usage notes
In written text, and especially in Internet-based communication, the form is usually enclosed in * *: *freu*, *wegschau*.
Declension
Declension of Inflektiv
| singular | plural | ||||
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| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Inflektiv | die | Inflektive |
| genitive | eines | des | Inflektivs | der | Inflektive |
| dative | einem | dem | Inflektiv | den | Inflektiven |
| accusative | einen | den | Inflektiv | die | Inflektive |
References
Further reading
Inflektiv on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
