citation form

English

Noun

citation form (plural citation forms)

1. The basic form of a word or set of words used as a dictionary entry (of any part of speech, but especially of a phrase).

   Synonyms: canonical form, dictionary form, basic form

   For English, the citation form of a noun is the singular (and non-possessive) form: mouse rather than mice. For multiword lexemes that contain possessive adjectives or reflexive pronouns, the citation form uses a form of the indefinite pronoun one: do one's best, perjure oneself. In European languages with grammatical gender, the citation form of regular adjectives and nouns is usually the masculine singular.

Translations

basic form of a word — see also basic form,‎ dictionary form

• Polish: forma słownikowa f, lemma (pl) f, lemmat m, hasło (pl) n

See also

• dictionary form
• lemma