different between subordination vs converb

English

Etymology

From Middle French subordination, from Medieval Latin subordinatio

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /s??b??d??ne??n?/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /s??b???n??e??n?/
• Rhymes: -e???n
• Hyphenation: sub?or?di?na?tion

Noun

subordination (countable and uncountable, plural subordinations)

1. The process of making something subordinate.
2. The process of subordinating.
3. The property of being subordinate; inferiority of rank or position.
4. The quality of being properly obedient to a superior (as a superior officer).

See also

• insubordination

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin subordin?ti?. See also subordonner and -ation.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sy.b??.di.na.sj??/
• Homophone: subordinations

Noun

subordination f (plural subordinations)

1. subordination.
2. (grammar) use of subclauses

   Antonym: parataxe

Derived terms

• conjonction de subordination
• insubordination

Further reading

• “subordination” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Etymology

From con- +? verb; compare conjunctive.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?k?n.v?b/

Noun

converb (plural converbs)

1. (linguistics) A non-finite verb form that serves to express adverbial subordination.
2. (Yiddish linguistics) A verb with a stressed, separable prefix.

Translations

Derived terms

• converbal

See also

• adverbial participle
• transgressive
• coverb