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)

of, or relating to an illation
an illative consequence or proposition
an illative word, such as "then" or "therefore"
(grammar) of, or relating to the grammatical case that in some languages indicates motion towards or into something

Noun

illative (plural illatives)

(grammar) a word or phrase that expresses an inference (such as therefore)
an illation
(grammar) the illative case, or a word in that case

Translations

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

vocative masculine singular of illātīvus