Meanings
nounsubstantive verb (plural substantive verbs)
plural substantive verbs
- human sciencesIn the Goidelic languages, a copular verb meaning “to be” that is used with predicates that are prepositional phrases, adverbs, or adjectives, but not with predicates that are noun phrases: Old Irish at·tá, Irish bí (present tá), Scottish Gaelic bi (present tha), Manx bee (present ta).
Translations
Hungarian létige
- létigecopular verb in the Goidelic languages
Irish briathar substainteach
- briathar substainteachcopular verb in the Goidelic languages
Polish czasownik substantywny
- czasownik substantywnycopular verb in the Goidelic languages
Portuguese verbo substantivo
- verbo substantivocopular verb in the Goidelic languages
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substantive verb. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/substantive%20verb
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Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “substantive verb,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/substantive%20verb.
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