preverbal

== English == === Etymology === From pre- + verbal. === Adjective === preverbal (not comparable) (psychology, linguistics) At an early stage of development in which one is not yet able to communicate by means of words. (linguistics, of a part of speech) Occurring before the verb in a sentence or expression. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === preverbal (plural preverbals) (grammar) A preverb. == Spanish == === Etymology === From pre- +‎ verbal. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pɾebeɾˈbal/ [pɾe.β̞eɾˈβ̞al] Rhymes: -al Syllabification: pre‧ver‧bal === Adjective === preverbal m or f (masculine and feminine plural preverbales) preverbal === Further reading === “preverbal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025