G-form

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The base form of a verb (as opposed to its extended verb forms), particularly in the Semitic languages

    "Form I is the base, or ground, form of the verb and will be referred to henceforth as the "G-form," the Semitic designation, from Grundstamm (“base stem”)"

Example

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"Form I is the base, or ground, form of the verb and will be referred to henceforth as the "G-form," the Semitic designation, from Grundstamm (“base stem”)"

Etymology

From German Grundstamm.

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