inceptive
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From the French inceptif, from the Latin inceptīvus, from incipiō (“I begin”).
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Adjective[edit]
inceptive (comparative more inceptive, superlative most inceptive)
- Beginning; of or relating to inception.
- (grammar) Aspectually inflected to show that the action is beginning.
- Few languages have an inceptive aspect. In some that do, it is identical to the inchoative aspect. The inceptive aspect is often translated into English as "to start [doing something]".
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Noun[edit]
inceptive (plural inceptives)
- (grammar) An inceptive construction.
Latin[edit]
Adjective[edit]
inceptive
