infinitive vs lemma

infinitive

noun
  • A verbal noun formed from the infinitive of a verb. 

  • A non-finite verb form considered neutral with respect to inflection; depending on language variously found used with auxiliary verbs, in subordinate clauses, or acting as a gerund, and often as the dictionary form. 

  • The infinitive mood or mode (a grammatical mood). 

adj
  • Unlimited; not bounded or restricted; undefined. 

  • Formed with the infinitive. 

lemma

noun
  • The canonical form of an inflected word; i.e., the form usually found as the headword in a dictionary, such as the nominative singular of a noun, the bare infinitive of a verb, etc. 

  • The outer shell of a fruit or similar body. 

  • One of the specialized bracts around the floret in grasses. 

  • A proposition proved or accepted for immediate use in the proof of some other proposition. 

  • The theoretical abstract conceptual form of a word, representing a specific meaning, before the creation of a specific phonological form as the sounds of a lexeme, which may find representation in a specific written form as a dictionary or lexicographic word. 

How often have the words infinitive and lemma occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )