Infinitiv
See also: infinitiv
German
Alternative forms
- Infinitivus (obsolete except with following Latin adjective)
- Infinitivum (obsolete)
Pronunciation
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Noun
Infinitiv m or n (genitive Infinitivs, plural Infinitive)
- (grammar) infinitive
- (grammar) gerund; verbal noun; if formally identical to the infinitive (as e.g. in German) or if the language does not otherwise have an infinitive form (as e.g. in Arabic)
Usage notes
- Exclusively masculine in contemporary standard usage, but otherwise occasionally (though rarely) neuter.
Declension
Synonyms
- (gerund): substantivierter Infinitiv; Gerundium; Verbalnomen
Further reading
- “Infinitiv” in Duden online