Meaning of -tim | Babel Free
[tĩː]Definitions
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forms adverbs from verbs with the meaning "by ...-ing" morpheme
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forms some adverbs from nouns morpheme
Examples
“currō (“to run, hurry, hasten”) + -tim → cursim (“quickly, swiftly, hastily, speedily”)”
“scindō (“to cut”) + -tim → scissim”
“stringō (“draw tight, touch lightly”) + -tim → strictim”
“incīdō (“cut short”) + -tim → incīsim”
“dispergō (“scatter”) + -tim → dispersim”
“contemnō (“scorn”) + -tim → contemptim”
“ūber (“udder, teat; copiousness”) + -tim → ūbertim (“copiously,abundantly, plentifully”)”
“tribus (“a tribe”) + -tim → tribūtim (“by tribe, tribe by tribe”)”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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