inchoatif

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin inchoātīvus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛ̃.kɔ.a.tif/

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Adjective

inchoatif (feminine inchoative, masculine plural inchoatifs, feminine plural inchoatives)

1. (grammar, linguistics) inchoative

Derived terms

• inchoativité

Further reading

• “inchoatif”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.