inceptive
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French inceptif, from the Latin inceptīvus, from incipiō (“I begin”).
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /ɪnˈsɛptɪv/
Adjective
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]".
Related terms
- inception
- incept
- incipient
Noun
inceptive (plural inceptives)
- (grammar) An inceptive construction.
Latin
Adjective
inceptive
- vocative masculine singular of inceptivus