inchoative
inchoativ
Initial; as yet unformed; inchoateInitial; as yet unformed; inchoate.
UK/ɪnˈkəʊ.ə.tɪv/US/ɪnˈkoʊətɪv/
Meaning
3 senses(not comparable)Initial; as yet unformed; inchoate.
inchoativ
in an initial stage
(not comparable)Aspectually indicating that a state is about to be entered or is in the process of being entered.
(not comparable)In Catalan, being a member of a class of third-conjugation verbs (e.g. servir) in which a syllable -eix- (or otherwise depending on dialect), derived from the Latin inchoative but now without meaning, is inserted into certain conjugations (e.g. serveixo).
Translations
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By meaning 1
as yet unformed:
Origin
Borrowed from Latin inchoātīvus, formed by metathesis from incohātīvus, from incohō (“to bBorrowed from Latin inchoātīvus, formed by metathesis from incohātīvus, from incohō (“to begin”). Compare French inchoatif.
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- in an initial stage:inceptive