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Frequentative

//fɹɪˈkwɛntətɪv// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective

1
Serving to express repetition of an action. not-comparable
""Crackle" is an English frequentative verb derived from "crack"."

Noun

1
Any of a subclass of imperfective verbs that denote a repeated action, no longer productive in English, but found in e.g. Finnish, Latin, Russian, and Turkish.
2
a verb form that serves to express frequent repetition of an action wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English frequentatyf, from Late Latin frequentativus, from Latin frequentāre (“to do or use often”). Morphologically as if frequent + -ative. Akin to frequent.

Etymology 2

From Middle English frequentatyf, from Late Latin frequentativus, from Latin frequentāre (“to do or use often”). Morphologically as if frequent + -ative. Akin to frequent.

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