telicity

English

Etymology

telic +‎ -ity

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tiːˈlɪsɪti/

Noun

telicity (plural telicities)

(linguistics) The property of a verb or verb phrase that presents an action or event as being complete in some sense.

Related terms

telic
atelic

Translations

presenting an action or event as complete

Breton: teloselezh f
Catalan: telicitat f
Dutch: teliciteit f
French: télicité (fr) f

German: Telizität f
Russian: предельность (ru) f (predelʹnostʹ)
Spanish: telicidad f

See also

resultativity

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