GERUNDIVE


Meaning of GERUNDIVE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ jə-ˈrən-div ]

noun

Date: 15th century

1. : the Latin future passive participle that functions as the verbal adjective, that expresses the fitness or necessity of the action to be performed, and that has the same suffix as the gerund

2. : a verbal adjective in a language other than Latin analogous to the gerundive

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.