preterite-present verb

preterite-present verb

English

Noun

preterite-present verb (plural preterite-present verbs)

1. (grammar) A type of verb specific to Germanic languages in which the forms of the present tense resemble the forms normally found in the preterite (or past) tense of strong verbs.

Synonyms

• preterite-present

Translations

a type of verb

Dutch: preterito-presens n, preterito-praesens German: Präteritopräsentium n, Präteritopräsens (de) n

Icelandic: núþáleg sögn f Italian: verbo perfetto-presente m

See also

• Preterite-present verbs by language