quasiconverb
English
Alternative forms
- quasi-converb
Etymology
quasi- + converb
Noun
quasiconverb (plural quasiconverbs)
- (linguistics) A verb form which functions as a converb, but is constructed differently.[1]
References
- Umetani, Hiroyuki (2019), “Demarcation between Converbs and What Are Not Converbs in Mongolian: Focusing on Combinations of a Verbal-nominal Suffix and a Case Suffix”, in Asian and African Languages and Linguistics (pdf), University of Tokyo