English Explanatory Dictionary

aktionsart

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A property of verbs and other predicates indicating internal temporal nature; lexical aspect.
noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of aktionsart.

Word forms

aktionsart aktionsarten aktionsarts

Etymology

From German Aktionsart, from Aktion (“action”) + Art (“kind, sort”). Attested in English from the 19th century.

Related words

aspect semelfactive tense
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