infinitif
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French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin īnfīnītīvus .
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -if
- Homophone: infinitifs
Adjective
infinitif (feminine infinitive, masculine plural infinitifs, feminine plural infinitives)
- (grammar) infinitive
- proposition infinitive ― infinitive clause
Noun
infinitif m (plural infinitifs)
- (grammar) infinitive (uninflected verb form)
Further reading
- “infinitif”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.
Indonesian
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch infinitief (“infinitive”), from Old French infinitif, from Latin īnfīnītīvus.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /infiˈnitif/
- Rhymes: -itif
- Syllabification: in‧fi‧ni‧tif
Noun
infinitif (uncountable)
Related terms
Further reading
- “infinitif” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Old French
Noun
infinitif oblique singular, m (oblique plural infinitis, nominative singular infinitis, nominative plural infinitif)
Descendants
- French: infinitif
- Norman: înfinnitif