inchoative
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Latin inchoātīvus, formed by metathesis from incohātīvus, from incohō (“to begin”). Compare French inchoatif.
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
inchoative (not comparable)
- At the beginning, still in an unformed state.
- W. Montagu
- Some inchoative or imperfect rays.
- 1858, Thomas Carlyle, History Of Friedrich II Of Prussia
- Our first Piece is of Winter, or late Autumn, 1771,—while the solution of the Polish Business is still in its inchoative stages; …
- W. Montagu
- (grammar) Aspectually indicating that a state is about to be entered or is in the process of being entered.
- 1974, Floyd L. Moreland & Rita M. Fleischer, Latin: An Intensive Course, University of California Press, page 12:
- The inchoative (inceptive) aspect of a verb expresses the beginning of an action. Example: He is beginning to crawl.
- (grammar) Inflected in or relating to the inchoative aspect.
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TranslationsEdit
at the beginning
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grammar: aspectually indicating that an action is to begin
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NounEdit
inchoative (plural inchoatives)
- (grammar) An inchoative construction.
See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
- inchoative aspect on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- inchoative at OneLook Dictionary Search
- inchoative in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
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AdjectiveEdit
inchoative
- inflection of inchoativ: