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fre·quen·ta·tive

(frē-kwĕn′tə-tĭv) Grammar
adj.
Expressing or designating repeated action.
n.
A frequentative verb or verb form.
[Latin frequentātīvus, from frequentātus, past participle of frequentāre, to repeat, from frequēns, frequent-, frequent.]
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frequentative

(frɪˈkwɛntətɪv) grammar
adj
1. (Grammar) denoting an aspect of verbs in some languages used to express repeated or habitual action
2. (Grammar) (in English) denoting a verb or an affix having meaning that involves repeated or habitual action, such as the verb wrestle, from wrest
n
(Grammar)
a. a frequentative verb or affix
b. the frequentative aspect of verbs
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fre•quen•ta•tive

(frɪˈkwɛn tə tɪv)
adj.
1. (of a verb or verb form) expressing repetition of an action.
n.
2. a frequentative verb or form.
[1520–30; < Latin]
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frequentative

Used to describe verbs that express an action that is repeated.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. frequentative - a verb form that serves to express frequent repetition of an action
verb - a content word that denotes an action, occurrence, or state of existence
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Translations

frequentative

[frɪˈkwentətɪv] (Gram)
A. ADJ → frecuentativo
B. N → frecuentativo m
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References in periodicals archive ?
Frequentatives typically express a durative, constant and iterative action.
In his seminal Veps syntax Kettunen (1943 : 445) notes the frequent use of frequentatives in functions of habitual or constantly repeated action.
Table 4 presents infinitives of those frequentatives that are given in [TEXT NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII] 1972, other derivatives are given in the form (6) in which they exist in my data.
Conative (9) meanings can be expressed in Veps with frequentatives just as in Finnish.
Lehtinen argues that conative frequentatives are frequent in Veps and points out a parallel with the Samic languages.
Most habitual frequentatives in my data are intransitive verbs but habituality can also be expressed using transitive verbs as in example (22).
The object of habitual transitive frequentatives is usually partial as with the word rahvast (people-PTV) in example (22).
Furthermore, habitual frequentatives can be derived from stative location verbs.
In Russian suffixal frequentatives have a habitual function as well.
Summing up what is written above, the use of frequentatives has increased in present-day Veps.
This study aims at shedding light on the form, semantics and use of frequentative and momentative derivatives in Veps.

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