inceptivus

Latin

Etymology

From incipiō (“I begin”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /in.kepˈtiː.u̯us/, [ɪŋkɛpˈt̪iːu̯ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /in.t͡ʃepˈti.vus/, [in̠ʲt͡ʃepˈt̪iːvus]

Adjective

inceptīvus (feminine inceptīva, neuter inceptīvum); first/second-declension adjective

1. inceptive

   Antonyms: fīnālis, terminālis

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	inceptīvus	inceptīva	inceptīvum		inceptīvī	inceptīvae	inceptīva
Genitive	inceptīvī	inceptīvae	inceptīvī		inceptīvōrum	inceptīvārum	inceptīvōrum
Dative	inceptīvō		inceptīvō		inceptīvīs
Accusative	inceptīvum	inceptīvam	inceptīvum		inceptīvōs	inceptīvās	inceptīva
Ablative	inceptīvō	inceptīvā	inceptīvō		inceptīvīs
Vocative	inceptīve	inceptīva	inceptīvum		inceptīvī	inceptīvae	inceptīva

Descendants

• French: inceptif
  • English: inceptive