inchoative

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin inchoātīvus, formed by metathesis from incohātīvus, from incohō (“to begin”). Compare French inchoatif. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ɪnˈkəʊ.ə.tɪv/ (US) IPA(key): /ɪnˈkoʊətɪv/ === Adjective === inchoative (not comparable) Initial; as yet unformed; inchoate. (grammar) Aspectually indicating that a state is about to be entered or is in the process of being entered. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== inchoate ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== fientive inceptive === Noun === inchoative (plural inchoatives) (grammar) An inchoative construction. === See also === emerging prospective === References === inchoative aspect on Wikipedia.Wikipedia “inchoative”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “inchoative”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. == German == === Pronunciation === === Adjective === inchoative inflection of inchoativ: strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular strong nominative/accusative plural weak nominative all-gender singular weak accusative feminine/neuter singular