frequentative

== English == === Alternative forms === (abbreviation): freq. === Etymology === From Middle English frequentatyf, from Late Latin frequentātīvus, from Latin frequentāre (“to do or use often”). By surface analysis, frequent +‎ -ative. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fɹɪˈkwɛntətɪv/ === Adjective === frequentative (not comparable) (grammar) Serving to express repetition of an action. ==== Usage notes ==== See notes at iterative. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === frequentative (plural frequentatives) (grammar) Any of a subclass of imperfective verbs that denote a repeated action, no longer productive in English, but found in e.g. Finnish, Latin, Russian, and Turkish. ==== Synonyms ==== iterative ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== -er -le === Further reading === “frequentative”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “frequentative”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. == Italian == === Adjective === frequentative feminine plural of frequentativo === Anagrams === frequentatevi