Diverb

/daɪˈvɜːrb/ noun

Definition

A word that functions as a verb but carries additional grammatical properties; a linguistic term for complex verbal forms.

Etymology

From 'di-' (prefix indicating division or duality) + 'verb', coined in specialized linguistic terminology.

Kelly Says

Linguists invented 'diverb' to handle tricky cases—like when a verb in one language becomes two separate words in another, or when verbs split their meaning between multiple words.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
分岐
fen-qi
ARالعربية
تفرّع
tafraʿ
BNবাংলা
বিভিন্ন হওয়া
bi-bin-no ho-wa
CACatalà
divergir
di-ver-zir
CSČeština
divergovat
di-ver-go-vat
DADansk
divergere
di-ver-ge-re
DEDeutsch
divergieren
di-ver-ghee-ren
ELΕλληνικά
διασπείρ
di-as-peir
ESEspañol
divergir
di-ver-gir
FAفارسی
منحرف
man-harf
FISuomi
haarautua
ha-ra-u-tua
FRFrançais
diverger
di-ver-zher
GUGU
વિભાજન
vi-bha-jan
HAHA
farkawa
far-ka-wa
HEעברית
להתפצל
le-hit-pa-tsal
HIहिन्दी
भिन्न होना
bhin-n ho-na
HUMagyar
divergál
di-ver-gaal
IDBahasa Indonesia
bercabang
ber-ca-bang
IGIG
gbaara
gba-ara
ITItaliano
divergere
di-ver-zher-eh
JA日本語
分岐する
hen-ki-suru
KKKK
бөліну
bo-li-nu
KMKM
បានចែក
ba-an-chaek
KO한국어
분기하다
bun-gi-hada
MRMR
विभाजन
vi-bha-jan
MSBahasa Melayu
bercabang
ber-ca-bang
MYမြန်မာ
ပြကွဲ
pyi-kwe
NLNederlands
divergeren
di-ver-ge-ren
NONorsk
divergere
di-ver-ge-re
PAPA
ਖੜ੍ਹ
khadh
PLPolski
rozchodzić się
roz-chod-zhit-sya
PTPortuguês
divergir
di-ver-zhir
RORomână
diverge
di-verj
RUРусский
расходиться
ras-kho-ditsya
SVSvenska
divergera
di-ver-ge-ra
SWKiswahili
tofauti
to-fa-u-ti
TAதமிழ்
பிரிந்து
pri-nthu
TEతెలుగు
విడిపోవు
vi-di-po-vu
THไทย
แยก
yaek
TLTL
mag-hiwalay
mag-hi-wa-lay
TRTürkçe
çıkış
chi-kish
UKУкраїнська
розходитися
roz-kho-ditsya
URاردو
مختلف ہونا
mu-khtaif ho-na
VITiếng Việt
phân nhánh
phan-nhay
YOYO
gba
gba
ZH中文
分叉
fēn chā
ZUZU
qhamuka
qha-mu-ka

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