infinitiv

See also: Infinitiv

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɪnfɪɲɪtɪf]
• IPA^(key): [ˈɪnfɪɲɪtiːf]
• Rhymes: -ɪtɪf

Noun

infinitiv m inan

1. infinitive (the uninflected form of a verb)

   Synonym: (much less common) neurčitek

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Related terms

• See finiš

Further reading

• infinitiv in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• infinitiv in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
• infinitiv in Internetová jazyková příručka

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Late Latin īnfīnītīvus (“unlimited, indefinite”), from Latin īnfīnītus (“unlimited, infinite”), from fīnītus (“finished”), perfect passive participle of fīniō (“I finish; limit; appoint”), from fīnis (“boundary, limit”), possibly from either *fignis, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeygʷ- (“to stick, set up”), or from *fidnis, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyd- (“to split”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪnfɪnɪˈtiːʋ/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -iːʋ
• Hyphenation: in‧fi‧ni‧tiv

Noun

infinitiv m (definite singular infinitiven, indefinite plural infinitiver, definite plural infinitivene)

1. (grammar, linguistics) the infinitive (a non-finite verb form considered neutral with respect to inflection; depending on language variously found used with auxiliary verbs, in subordinate clauses, or acting as a gerund, and often as the dictionary form)

   Verbet står i infinitiv.

   The verb is in the infinitive.

   • 1908, Sophus Bugge, Sproglige og historiske afhandlinger viede Sophus Bugges minde, page 132:

     infinitiv av verber med lang rotstavelse ender i Elvdalen, Orsa, Mora, Ore paa a, i Boda paa ä

     infinitive of verbs with long root syllable ends in Elvdalen, Orsa, Mora, Ore in a, in Boda in ä

   • 1957, Herman Wildenvey, Samlede Dikt I, page 202:

     ennu å høre og se allehånde og være det evige infinintiv

     yet to hear and see all-pervading and be the eternal infinitive

   • 1999, Tone Selboe, Karen Blixen, page 8:

     opphevingen av skillet mellom infinitiv og preteritumsform på hjelpeverbene

     the abolition of the distinction between infinitive and preterite form on the auxiliary verbs

Derived terms

• a-infinitiv
• e-infinitiv
• infinitivsendelse
• infinitivskonstruksjon
• infinitivsmerke
• objektsinfinitiv

 

See also

• verbalsubstantiv (“verbal noun”)

References

• “infinitiv” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “infinitiv” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
• “infinitiv” in Store norske leksikon

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French infinitif.

Noun

infinitiv n (plural infinitive)

1. infinitive

Declension

Declension of infinitiv

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) infinitiv	infinitivul	(niște) infinitive	infinitivele
genitive/dative	(unui) infinitiv	infinitivului	(unor) infinitive	infinitivelor
vocative	infinitivule		infinitivelor

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /înfinitiːʋ/
• Hyphenation: in‧fi‧ni‧tiv

Noun

ȉnfinitīv m (Cyrillic spelling и̏нфинитӣв)

1. infinitive

Declension

Declension of infinitiv

	singular	plural
nominative	infinitiv	infinitivi
genitive	infinitiva	infinitiva
dative	infinitivu	infinitivima
accusative	infinitiv	infinitive
vocative	infinitive	infinitivi
locative	infinitivu	infinitivima
instrumental	infinitivom	infinitivima

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɪnfɪnɪtiːv/

Noun

infinitiv n

1. (grammar) an infinitive

Declension

Declension of infinitiv
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	infinitiv	infinitivet	infinitiv	infinitiven
Genitive	infinitivs	infinitivets	infinitivs	infinitivens