inchoative

Signification (Anglais)

Adj

1. (not-comparable) At the beginning, still in an unformed state.
2. (not-comparable) Aspectually indicating that a state is about to be entered or is in the process of being entered.
3. (not-comparable) Inflected in or relating to the inchoative aspect.

Noun

An inchoative construction.

Concepts

inchoatif

Synonymes

inceptive

inchoate

inchoative aspect

Arctic

incipient

Traductions

incoativo

inchoativ

incoativo

inchoativus

incipiente

incipient

inicial

inicial

αρκτικός

εναρκτικός

iniziale

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ɪnˈkəʊ.ə.tɪv/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Appartenant à français: inchoatif

In summary

Borrowed from Latin inchoātīvus, formed by metathesis from incohātīvus, from incohō (“to begin”). Compare French inchoatif.