principal partsn.

Brit.

/ˌprɪnsᵻpl ˈpɑːts/, U.S.

/ˈˌprɪnsəp(ə)l ˈpɑrts/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: principal adj., part n.¹

Etymology: < principal adj. + the plural of part n.¹ Compare post-classical Latin principales partes, with reference to active and passive as the main voices of the verb, and to noun and verb as the main parts of speech (4th cent.).

Grammar.

The forms of a verb from which all other inflected forms can be deduced, or which contain the different stems in their simplest forms.In Latin Grammar, applied to the first person singular present indicative, the infinitive mood, the first person singular perfect indicative, and the supine (or in deponent verbs, instead of the two last, the perfect participle). For application in English see quot. 1993.

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1714 T. Sheridan Easy Introd. Gram. Pref. p. vi I have also set down a Scheme of Formation, in which the Changes made of the principal Parts, i.e. Present, Perfect Tense and first Supine, are distinguish'd by a smaller Letter.

1793 A. Alexander Rudiments Lat. & Eng. Gram. (ed. 4) 99 There are four principal parts of a verb, from which all the rest are formed.

1829 J. Frost Elem. Eng. Gram. 34 As the formation of the other moods and tenses depends upon the present and imperfect tenses of the Indicative Mood and the Perfect Participle, these are called the principal parts.

1870 F. A. March Compar. Gram. Anglo-Saxon Lang. 78 The Principal Parts [of a verb] are the present infinitive, the imperfect indicative first person, and the passive participle.

1889 Classical Rev. 3 168/1 A new index of verbs, with principal parts, takes up 8 more [sc. pages].

1950 L. G. Green In Land of Afternoon ix. 132 One expert driver..encourages his mules by yelling the principal parts of Greek verbs.

1993 R. L. Trask Dict. Grammatical Terms 217 The principal parts of an English verb are conventionally the infinitive, the past tense and the perfect participle: eat, ate, eaten; go, went, gone; drive, drove, driven.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	principal parts
释义	principal partsn. Brit. /ˌprɪnsᵻpl ˈpɑːts/, U.S. /ˈˌprɪnsəp(ə)l ˈpɑrts/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: principal adj., part n.¹ Etymology: < principal adj. + the plural of part n.¹ Compare post-classical Latin principales partes, with reference to active and passive as the main voices of the verb, and to noun and verb as the main parts of speech (4th cent.). Grammar. The forms of a verb from which all other inflected forms can be deduced, or which contain the different stems in their simplest forms.In Latin Grammar, applied to the first person singular present indicative, the infinitive mood, the first person singular perfect indicative, and the supine (or in deponent verbs, instead of the two last, the perfect participle). For application in English see quot. 1993. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > morphology > inflection > [noun] > conjugation > a conjugation > main forms of verb in principal parts1714 1714 T. Sheridan Easy Introd. Gram. Pref. p. vi I have also set down a Scheme of Formation, in which the Changes made of the principal Parts, i.e. Present, Perfect Tense and first Supine, are distinguish'd by a smaller Letter. 1793 A. Alexander Rudiments Lat. & Eng. Gram. (ed. 4) 99 There are four principal parts of a verb, from which all the rest are formed. 1829 J. Frost Elem. Eng. Gram. 34 As the formation of the other moods and tenses depends upon the present and imperfect tenses of the Indicative Mood and the Perfect Participle, these are called the principal parts. 1870 F. A. March Compar. Gram. Anglo-Saxon Lang. 78 The Principal Parts [of a verb] are the present infinitive, the imperfect indicative first person, and the passive participle. 1889 Classical Rev. 3 168/1 A new index of verbs, with principal parts, takes up 8 more [sc. pages]. 1950 L. G. Green In Land of Afternoon ix. 132 One expert driver..encourages his mules by yelling the principal parts of Greek verbs. 1993 R. L. Trask Dict. Grammatical Terms 217 The principal parts of an English verb are conventionally the infinitive, the past tense and the perfect participle: eat, ate, eaten; go, went, gone; drive, drove, driven. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1714
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