depictive

adj, noun — 2 senses

depictive

adj

Etymology From depict + -ive.

1

Of or pertaining to depiction.

Derived terms: depictively

depictive

noun

Etymology From depict + -ive.

1

Grammar, Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences A grammatical construction that indicates the state of a noun in relation to the action of a verb.

In this chapter, I address both the semantics of the Case-marking opposition in depictives in the East Slavic languages and also the syntax of depictive secondary predication in general.2007, Kylie R. Richardson, Case and Aspect in Slavic, OUP Oxford, →ISBN, page 111:

Related terms: resultative

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