praegnans constructio
nounUK /ˈpʰɹeɪɡ.nænz‿kɒnˈstɹʊk.tiː.oʊ/
Etymology From Latin cōnstructiō (“a grammatical construction”) and Latin praegnāns (“pregnant”).
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A construction commonly found in Greek and Hebrew in which either a verb of motion is paired with a locative prepositional phrase or a static verb is paired with an allative preposition phrase.
- "I attacked the dog into the fire" employs a rough form of praegnans constructio.
- Related terms
- brachylogy
- Hypernyms
- brachylogy