illative

Meaning

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Of, or relating to an illation.
2. (not-comparable) Of, or relating to the grammatical case that in some languages indicates motion towards or into something.

Noun

1. A word or phrase that expresses an inference (such as for or therefore).
2. An illation.
3. The illative case, or a word in that case.

Synonyms

inferential

illative case

Translations

ilativo

illatif

illativo

إِسْتِنْتاجِي

il·latiu

ilativo

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪˈleɪtɪv/

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”).