n. word formed from a verb (e.g. going, gone, being, been) and used in compound verb-forms (e.g. is going, has been) or as an adjective (e.g. working woman, burnt toast). o participial psipiali adj. [Latin: related to PARTICIPATE] particle fpcutik(a)1/ n. 1 minute portion of matter. 2 smallest possible amount (particle of sense). 3 a minor part of speech, esp. a short undeclinable one. b common prefix or suffix such as in-, -ness. [Latin particuta diminutive of pars PART]
