gerundival

G2E1R1U1N1D2I1V4A1L1

adjective

Pertaining to the gerundive form of a word.

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Meanings

adjectivegerundival (not comparable)
  1. not comparablegrammarPertaining to the gerundive form of a word.

    The whole is concluded by the addition of the noun suffix gna, which itself carries a gerundival force.

    1941, Journal of the Polynesian Society - Volume 50, page 10
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    Nominal declensions, verbal case endings, gerundival constructions, in short, the full range of grammatical alterations—for which Sanskrit has a particular genius and meticulous order—announce language itself as a field of alterity.

    2014, Dan Lusthaus, Buddhist Phenomenology, →ISBN

    The process of 'gerundival attraction' is a sort of conjuring trick whereby a gerund is turned into a gerundive.

    2017, John Taylor, Latin Beyond GCSE, →ISBN, page 76

Origin

From gerundive + -al.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with gerundival

arrivalsurvivalrivalrevivalgingivalconjunctivaladjectivalarchrivalnivalperspectivalsubgingivalinfinitivalablativalaccusativalbuccogingivalcorneoconjunctivalcorrivaldativaldeprivalderivaldiminutivaldistogingivalestivalgenitival
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Anagrams

invulgaredVanguilder
Cite this entry
APA

gerundival. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gerundival

MLA

“gerundival.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gerundival. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gerundival,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gerundival.

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