praegnans constructio

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A construction commonly found in Greek and Hebrew in which either a verb of motion is paired with a locative prepositional phrase or a static verb is paired with an allative preposition phrase.

Pronunciation

/ˈpʰɹeɪɡ.nænz‿kɒnˈstɹʊk.tiː.oʊ/

Word forms

praegnans constructio constructio praegnans constructio praegans praegans constructio

Etymology

From Latin cōnstructiō (“a grammatical construction”) and Latin praegnāns (“pregnant”).

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