deverbal noun
- noun
- /ˈdɛvərbəl naʊn/
- Specialized
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sustantivo deverbal
- The English word 'decision' is a deverbal noun derived from the verb 'decide'.
Examples
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In the sentence 'His movement was graceful,' the word movement is a deverbal noun.
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Many scientific terms are deverbal nouns created by adding suffixes to verbs.
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A deverbal noun is often created by adding a suffix to a verb.
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The term deverbal nouns refers to words like 'running' or 'decision'.
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In the sentence 'His movement was graceful,' the word movement is a deverbal noun formed from the verb 'move.'
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The English word 'decision' is a deverbal noun derived from the verb 'decide,' illustrating how nouns can be formed from verbs.
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Many scientific terms are deverbal nouns, such as 'development,' which are created by adding suffixes to verbs.
Synonyms
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A word made from another word by adding a part at the start or end
A noun made from a verb that names an action or process
Surface Forms
Morphology
deverbal + noun
The phrase is fully compositional: 'deverbal' means 'derived from a verb' and 'noun' names the word class, so 'deverbal noun' straightforwardly denotes a noun formed from a verb. Although 'deverbal' is a technical/low-frequency term, if a learner knows both constituents the overall meaning is directly predictable and mirrors common cross-linguistic derivational patterns.
Etymology
Deverbal noun names a noun made from a verb, often by adding an ending like 'ment' or 'ion'. For example, the action 'to decide' becomes the thing 'decision', so deverbal noun simply means a 'noun made from a verb'.