German

Noun

Gerundium n ‎(genitive Gerundiums, plural Gerundia or Gerundien)

1. gerund

Declension

Note: In older literature Gerundium is declined like Latin gerundium.

Synonyms

• Vertretungswort

Czech

Noun

gerundium n

1. (grammar) a gerund

Usage notes

Officially, there are no gerunds in the Czech language. However, verbal nouns (podstatná jména slovesná) constitute the equivalent, often even in translations of gerunds (i.e. jumping = skákání, moving = hýbání, creating = vytváření).

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɣeːˈrʏn.di.ʏm/

Etymology

From Latin gerundium, from gerundus ‎(“which is to be carried out”), the gerundive of gerō ‎(“bear, carry”).

Noun

gerundium n ‎(plural gerundiums or gerundia, diminutive gerundiumpje n)

1. gerund

Latin

Etymology

From gerundus ‎(“which is to be carried out”), future passive participle (gerundive) of gerō ‎(“carry, bear”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ɡeˈrun.di.um/

Noun

gerundium n ‎(genitive gerundiī); second declension

1. (grammar) gerund

Inflection

Second declension.

Derived terms

• gerundīvus

Related terms

• gerō
• gerula
• gerulum
• gerulus

Descendants

References

• gerundium in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “gerundium”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.