dictionary form
noun1
The basic form of a word used as a dictionary entry (of any part of speech, but especially of a verb).
- The dictionary form of the verb is the infinitive in English, the first-person singular present indicative in Ancient Greek, and the third-person masculine singular perfect in Semitic languages.
- Synonyms
- canonical form, citation form, basic form
- Related terms
- headword, lemma, infinitive