frequentative

• Nom désignant une forme verbale ou une construction grammaticale exprimant une action répétée ou fréquente, ainsi que le terme qui s'y rapporte.

A noun referring to a verb form or grammatical construction that indicates repeated or frequent action.

1. Verb form expressing repetitionC2formal

   A verb form or derivative that indicates repeated or frequent actions, common in some languages like Latin and Russian.

   fréquentatif

   • In Latin, 'cantāre' is a frequentative of 'canere', meaning to sing repeatedly.
   • Linguists study the frequentative as a morphological category.
   • Some languages use suffixes to create frequentatives from simple verbs.
   • The frequentative form often conveys habitual or intensive action.

   Synonymesiterative