illative

English

Etymology

From Late Latin illātīvus (“illative”), from Latin illātus, perfect passive participle of inferō (“carry or bring into somewhere; bury; conclude”), from in + ferō (“bear, carry; suffer”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ɪˈleɪtɪv/
• Rhymes: -eɪtɪv

Adjective

illative (not comparable)

1. Of, or relating to an illation.

   an illative consequence or proposition

   an illative conjunction, such as "for" or "therefore"

2. (grammar) Of, or relating to the grammatical case that in some languages indicates motion towards or into something.

Derived terms

• illative case

 

Noun

illative (plural illatives)

1. (grammar) A word or phrase that expresses an inference (such as for or therefore).
2. An illation.
3. (grammar) The illative case, or a word in that case.

Derived terms

• short illative

 

Related terms

• illation
• infer
• inference

 

Translations

grammar: a word or phrase that expresses an inference — see also inferential

• Hungarian: következtető vagy magyarázó (literally “inferring or explaining”)

grammar: illative case

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 入格 (zh) (rùgé)

• Estonian: sisseütlev (et), illatiiv (et)
• Finnish: illatiivi (fi), sisätulento (fi)
• French: illatif (fr)
• Hungarian: illativus
• Japanese: 入格 (ja) (にゅうかく, nyūkaku)
• Northern Sami: illatiiva
• Russian: иллати́вный паде́ж m (illatívnyj padéž), иллати́в (ru) m (illatív)

Anagrams

• veiltail

Latin

Adjective

illātīve

1. vocative masculine singular of illātīvus