converb
nounUK /ˈkɒn.vɜːb/ · US /ˈkɑn.vɝb/
Etymology Borrowed from German Konverb. By surface analysis, con- + verb; compare adverb and conjunctive.
1
Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences A non-finite verb form that serves to express adverbial subordination.
2
A verb with a stressed, separable prefix.
Yiddish linguistics
- Derived terms
- converbal, converbial, converbialization, quasiconverb
- Related terms
- adverbial participle, transgressive, coverb