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. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== inception incept incipient ==== See also ==== fientive inchoative === Noun === inceptive (plural inceptives) (grammar) An inceptive construction. == Latin == === Adjective === inceptīve vocative masculine singular of inceptīvus