n.
Pronunciation: ' pär-t ə - ˌ si-p ə l
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, modification of Latin participium, from particip-, particeps
Date: 14th century
: a word having the characteristics of both verb and adjective especially : an English verbal form that has the function of an adjective and at the same time shows such verbal features as tense and voice and capacity to take an object