Initial form
Initial form
- is one of the word forms which is traditionally selected
as a representative of the given word in the dictionary:
- For a verb it is an Infinitive form;
- For a noun:
- In English, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and French
it is singular;
- In German and Russian: it is nominative case, singular;
- For an adjective:
- In English: it is positive
degree of comparison;
- In Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and French: it is masculine,
singular;
- In German and Russian: it is nominative case, masculine,
singular, positive
degree of comparison.