Definition
deverbals
noun
- Plural of deverbal: a noun or other word formed from a verb, often by removing or changing the verb ending.
Usage: linguistics; technical term
Examples
- In English, 'running' and 'run' are deverbals derived from the verb 'to run'.
- The word 'destruction' is a deverbal noun formed from the verb 'destroy'.
- Linguists study deverbals to understand how languages form new words from existing verbs.
- Many deverbals in English end in suffixes like '-tion', '-ment', or '-ing'.