aspectual

English

Etymology

From New Latin aspectuālis, from aspectus +‎ -ālis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌæˈspɛktjʊəl/

Adjective

aspectual (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to an aspect.
2. (grammar) Of or pertaining to grammatical aspect.
   • 1988, Andrew Radford, Transformational grammar: a first course, Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, page 152:

     Perfective have and progressive be are together known as Aspectual Auxiliaries, since they mark Aspect (viz. whether an action is in progress or has been completed).

Derived terms

• aspectuality
• aspectually
• aspectual pair
• biaspectual
• multiaspectual
• nonaspectual

Translations

of or pertaining to grammatical aspect

• Catalan: aspectual
• French: aspectuel (fr)
• German: aspektuell
• Italian: aspettuale
• Polish: aspektowy
• Russian: видово́й (ru) (vidovój)
• Spanish: aspectual

Anagrams

• capsulate

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French aspectuel.

Adjective

aspectual m or n (feminine singular aspectuală, masculine plural aspectuali, feminine/neuter plural aspectuale)

1. aspectual

Declension

Declension of aspectual

		singular				plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine		masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	aspectual		aspectuală		aspectuali	aspectuale
	definite	aspectualul		aspectuala		aspectualii	aspectualele
genitive- dative	indefinite	aspectual		aspectuale		aspectuali	aspectuale
	definite	aspectualului		aspectualei		aspectualilor	aspectualelor

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aspeɡˈtwal/ [as.peɣ̞ˈt̪wal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: as‧pec‧tual

Adjective

aspectual m or f (masculine and feminine plural aspectuales)

1. (grammar) aspectual (of or relating to grammatical aspect)

Related terms

• aspecto

Further reading

• “aspectual”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024