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participial

noun

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L325093 on Wikidata ↗

adjective

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L339123 on Wikidata ↗

Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˌpɑː(ɹ)tɪˈsɪpi.əl/

adj

Etymology: From Latin participiālis, from participium (“participle”).

  1. Of, relating to, or being a participle.

noun

Etymology: From Latin participiālis, from participium (“participle”).

  1. A non-finite verb.

    § 280. A Participial is a derived form of the verb used not for asserting but for expressing either, — 1. An object of thought; or, 2. A modification of such an object. Participials, accordingly, are either, — 1. Noun-participials; as, "To think is to act;" "Their sending the messacre was the cause of the trouble;" or, 2. Adjective-participials, more commonly called Participles; as, "The advancing army;" "The expected messenger."

    […] the verb has two forms, which […] are called Participials, namely, (a) The Infinitv […] (b) The Participle […] .

  2. A participial word.