a-infinitiv

== Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === a +‎ infinitiv, first part from Latin a, from Ancient Greek Α (A, “alpha”), likely through the Etruscan language, from Phoenician 𐤀 (ʾ), from Proto-Canaanite , from Proto-Sinaitic , from Egyptian 𓃾. Last part from Late Latin īnfīnītīvus (“unlimited, indefinite”), from Latin īnfīnītus (“unlimited, infinite”), from fīnītus (“finished”), perfect passive participle of fīniō (“I finish; limit; appoint”), from fīnis (“boundary, limit”), possibly from either *fignis, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeygʷ- (“to stick, set up”), or from *fidnis, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyd- (“to split”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɑː.ɪnfɪnɪˈtiːʋ/ Rhymes: -iːʋ Hyphenation: a-‧in‧fi‧ni‧tiv === Noun === a-infinitiv m (definite singular a-infinitiven, indefinite plural a-infinitiver, definite plural a-infinitivene) (regarding the Norwegian language) an a-infinitive (the infinitive form of a verb ending in the letter -a in Norwegian Nynorsk) Antonym: e-infinitiv === See also === kløyvd infinitiv === References === “a-infinitiv” in The Bokmål Dictionary.