gerundive.
A verbal adjective that describes obligation or necessity, equivalent in form to the future passive participle.
Meaning & usage
A verbal adjective that describes obligation or necessity, equivalent in form to the future passive participle.
A verbal adjective ending in -ing, also called a "present participle".
Where this word comes from
From Middle English gerundif, gerundyf, gerundyfe, gerundyffe, gerundyve, from Latin gerundīvum (“gerundive”), from gerundium (“gerund”), from gerundus (“which is to be carried out”), future passive participle (gerundive) of gerō (“carry, bear”). By surface analysis, gerund + -ive.
Pertaining to or behaving like a gerund.
Where this word comes from
Learned borrowing from Latin gerundīvus. By surface analysis, gerund + -ive.
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