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”).
- Of, relating to, or being a participle.
noun
Etymology: From Latin participiālis, from participium (“participle”).
- 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 […] .”
- A participial word.