GERUNDIAL
ənd noun Grammar.
1.
2.
the English -ing form of a verb when functioning as a noun, as writing in Writing is easy.
3.
a form similar to the Latin gerund in meaning or function.
Origin:
1505–15; < Late Latin gerundium, Latin gerundum that which is to be carried on, equivalent to ger(ere) to bear, carry on + -undum, variant of -endum, gerund suffix
1505–15; < Late Latin gerundium, Latin gerundum that which is to be carried on, equivalent to ger(ere) to bear, carry on + -undum, variant of -endum, gerund suffix
Related forms
ge·run·di·al·ly, adverb
non·ge·run·di·al, adjective
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gerund (ˈdʒɛrənd) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| a noun formed from a verb, denoting an action or state. In English, the gerund, like the present participle, is formed in -ing: the living is easy | |
| [C16: from Late Latin gerundium, from Latin gerundum something to be carried on, from gerere to wage] | |
| gerundial | |
| —adj | |
| gerund (ˈdʒɛrənd) | |
| —n | |
| a noun formed from a verb, denoting an action or state. In English, the gerund, like the present participle, is formed in -ing: the living is easy | |
| [C16: from Late Latin gerundium, from Latin gerundum something to be carried on, from gerere to wage] | |
| gerundial | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
gerund
1513, from L.L. gerundium, from Old Latin gerundum "to be carried out," gerundive of gerere "to bear, carry." In L., a verbal noun used for all cases of the infinitive but the nominative; applied in Eng. to verbal nouns in -ing.
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