"verbnoun" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: verbnouns [plural]
Etymology: A calque of the Welsh berfenw: berf → verb + enw → noun. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|cy|berfenw}} Welsh berfenw Head templates: {{en-noun}} verbnoun (plural verbnouns)
  1. (Welsh grammar) A verb form which acts as a defective noun, having functions similar to the English infinitive and gerund, and the Latin supine. Categories (topical): Grammar Translations (verb which acts as defective noun): berfenw [masculine] (Welsh)

Inflected forms

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