"nunate" meaning in English

See nunate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: nunates [present, singular, third-person], nunating [participle, present], nunated [participle, past], nunated [past]
Etymology: nun + -ate; compare nunation. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|nun|ate}} nun + -ate Head templates: {{en-verb}} nunate (third-person singular simple present nunates, present participle nunating, simple past and past participle nunated)
  1. (grammar, transitive) To add nunation to (a word). Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Grammar

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for nunate meaning in English (1.8kB)

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