inceptive
nounEtymology Borrowed from French inceptif, from the Latin inceptīvus, from incipiō (“to begin”).
1
Grammar, Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences An inceptive construction.
inceptive
adjUS /ɪnˈsɛptɪv/
Etymology Borrowed from French inceptif, from the Latin inceptīvus, from incipiō (“to begin”).
1
Beginning; of or relating to inception.
2
Grammar, Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences Aspectually inflected to show that the action is beginning.
- The inceptive aspect is often translated into English as "to start [doing something]".
- Derived terms
- inceptively
- Related terms
- inception, incept, incipient, fientive, inchoative