aktionsart

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noun

A property of verbs and other predicates indicating internal temporal nature; lexical aspect.

“For quotations using this term, see Citations:Aktionsart.”

OriginGerman Aktionsart →
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Meanings

aktionsart1

nounaktionsart (countable and uncountable, plural aktionsarten or aktionsart or aktionsarts)

plural aktionsarten · plural aktionsarts

  1. countableuncountablegrammarA property of verbs and other predicates indicating internal temporal nature; lexical aspect.

    For quotations using this term, see Citations:Aktionsart.

Aktionsart2

nounAktionsart (countable and uncountable, plural Aktionsarts or Aktionsarten)

plural Aktionsarts · plural Aktionsarten

  1. countableuncountableAlternative letter-case form of aktionsart.

Origin

  1. GermanAktionsart
  2. Englishaktionsart

From German Aktionsart, from Aktion (“action”) + Art (“kind, sort”). Attested in English from the 19th century.

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Translations

German Aktionsart
  • Aktionsartproperty of verbs and other predicates indicating internal temporal nature
Hungarian igejelleg, akcióminőség
  • igejellegproperty of verbs and other predicates indicating internal temporal nature
  • akcióminőségproperty of verbs and other predicates indicating internal temporal nature
Polish rodzaj czynności
  • rodzaj czynnościproperty of verbs and other predicates indicating internal temporal nature
Cite this entry
APA

aktionsart. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aktionsart

MLA

“aktionsart.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aktionsart. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aktionsart,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aktionsart.

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