averbal

English

Etymology

From a- +‎ verbal.

Adjective

averbal (not comparable)

  1. Not verbal; without words and speech.
    • 1978, Marvin D. Loflin, James Silverberg, Discourse and Inference in Cognitive Anthropology, page 266:
      It is not yet clear how these birds were able to “count” and to form averbal concepts of numbers without the help of characterizing words.

French

Etymology

From a- +‎ verbal.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.vɛʁ.bal/

Adjective

averbal (feminine averbale, masculine plural averbaux, feminine plural averbales)

  1. averbal

Further reading

German

Etymology

a- +‎ verbal

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈavɛʁˌbaːl]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -aːl

Adjective

averbal (strong nominative masculine singular averbaler, not comparable)

  1. averbal

Declension