durative
|du-ra-tive|
🇺🇸
/ˈdʊrətɪv/
🇬🇧
/ˈdjʊə.rətɪv/
lasting over time
Etymology
'durative' originates from Latin, specifically the word 'durativus', where 'durare' meant 'to last' or 'to endure'.
'durative' passed from Latin 'durativus' into Medieval/Neo-Latin and was adopted into English (from scholarly/grammatical Latin usage) as 'durative' by the 17th–18th centuries.
Initially, it meant 'tending to last' or 'relating to lasting'; over time it became specialized in grammar to denote forms/aspects expressing continued or extended action.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
a grammatical category or form that expresses duration or continuous action (used in linguistics).
In that language, the durative contrasts with the punctual and the iterative.
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Adjective 1
relating to or indicating duration; lasting for a period of time (often used in grammar/linguistics to describe aspects or forms that denote ongoing or extended action or state).
The durative aspect marks actions that continue over time rather than occur instantaneously.
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