participial

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌpɑrtɪˈsɪpiəl/ UK /ˌpɑːtɪˈsɪpiəl/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
of or relating to a participle

The sentence opens with a participial phrase.

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Word family

Derived forms participially

Related forms participle participate

Etymology

From Late Latin participialis, from participium 'participle' (a grammatical term rendering Greek metochē), from particeps 'partaking', so called because the participle 'partakes' of both verb and adjective.

participialis Latin participium Latin particeps Latin

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# participial

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˌpɑrtɪˈsɪpiəl/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌpɑːtɪˈsɪpiəl/

## Meanings
1. of or relating to a participle

## Examples
- The sentence opens with a participial phrase.

## Derived Forms
- participially

## Related Forms
- participle
- participate

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: participialis
- Root: participium
- Root: particeps

## Etymology
From Late Latin participialis, from participium 'participle' (a grammatical term rendering Greek metochē), from particeps 'partaking', so called because the participle 'partakes' of both verb and adjective.

## AI Etymology
Participial comes from Late Latin participialis, from participium 'participle' (a grammatical term rendering Greek metochē), from particeps 'partaking', so called because the participle 'partakes' of both verb and adjective. The etymological trail includes Latin participialis, Latin participium, and Latin particeps. As an adjective, participial means of or relating to a participle. The same family is visible in derived forms such as participially and related forms such as participle and participate.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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