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10 Language-to-English DictionariesPredicate
/ˈprɛdɪkət/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A part of a sentence or clause that expresses what is said about the subject.
"In the sentence 'The cat sleeps on the mat', 'sleeps on the mat' is the predicate." - 2
In logic, the term or expression that denotes the property or relation of the subject.
"In the logical statement 'All humans are mortal', 'are mortal' serves as the predicate."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'predicate' originates from the Latin word 'praedicatum', which means 'something declared or asserted'. It evolved through Middle English from the Old French 'predicat', reflecting a shift in usage from a general assertion to a specific grammatical function in the 14th century.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Predicate" is said worldwide
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Prédicat
Transliteration: prédicat
"Dans la phrase 'Le chat dort sur le tapis', 'dort sur le tapis' est le prédicat."
Prädikat
Transliteration: prädikat
"Im Satz 'Die Katze schläft auf der Matte' ist 'schläft auf der Matte' das Prädikat."
Predicato
Transliteration: predicato
"Nella frase 'Il gatto dorme sul tappeto', 'dorme sul tappeto' è il predicato."
Predicado
Transliteration: predicado
"En la oración 'El gato duerme en la alfombra', 'duerme en la alfombra' es el predicado."
Predicado
Transliteration: predicado
"Na frase 'O gato dorme no tapete', 'dorme no tapete' é o predicado."
उपपद
Transliteration: upapad
"वाक्य 'बिल्ली चटाई पर सो रही है' में 'सो रही है' उपपद है।"
谓语
Transliteration: wèiyǔ
"在句子'猫在垫子上睡觉'中，'在垫子上睡觉'是谓语。"
서술어
Transliteration: seosul-eo
"문장 '고양이가 매트 위에서 자고 있다'에서 '자고 있다'는 서술어입니다."
述語
Transliteration: jutsugo
"文 '猫がマットの上で寝ている' では、'寝ている' が述語です。"
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