inchoative.
Initial; as yet unformed; inchoate.
Meaning & usage
Initial; as yet unformed; inchoate.
Aspectually indicating that a state is about to be entered or is in the process of being entered.
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).
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Latin inchoātīvus, formed by metathesis from incohātīvus, from incohō (“to begin”). Compare French inchoatif.
An inchoative construction.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Latin inchoātīvus, formed by metathesis from incohātīvus, from incohō (“to begin”). Compare French inchoatif.
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