praegnans constructio

English

Alternative forms

constructio praegnans, constructio praegans, praegans constructio

Etymology

From Latin cōnstructiō (“a grammatical construction”) and Latin praegnāns (“pregnant”).

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈpʰɹeɪɡ.nænz‿kɒnˈstɹʊk.tiː.oʊ/

Noun

praegnans constructio (uncountable)

(brachylogy) A construction commonly found in Greek and Hebrew in which either a verb of motion is paired with a locative prepositional phrase or a static verb is paired with an allative preposition phrase.
"I attacked the dog into the fire" employs a rough form of praegnans constructio.

Hypernyms

(rhetoric): brachylogy

See also

brachylogy
praegnans constructio on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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