Inceptive
21inchoative — /in koh euh tiv/, Gram. adj. 1. inceptive. n. 2. an inceptive. [1520 30; < LL inchoativum (verbum) inceptive (verb). See INCHOATE, IVE] * * * …
22inchoative — in·cho·a·tive || ɪnkəʊətɪv adj. initial; beginning; starting to develop; inceptive (Grammar) n. inceptive verb; inceptive aspect of verbs (Grammar) …
23inchoatives — in·cho·a·tive || ɪnkəʊətɪv adj. initial; beginning; starting to develop; inceptive (Grammar) n. inceptive verb; inceptive aspect of verbs (Grammar) …
24inchoative — in•cho•a•tive [[t]ɪnˈkoʊ ə tɪv[/t]] adj. 1) gram. inceptive 2) 2) gram. an inceptive verb • Etymology: 1520–30; < LL inchoātīvum (verbum) inceptive (verb) …
25in|cho|a|tive — «ihn KOH uh tihv», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. = inchoate. (Cf. ↑inchoate) 2. Grammar. = inceptive. (Cf. ↑inceptive) –n. an inceptive verb …
26Inchoative — In*cho a*tive (?; 277), a. [L. inchoativus, incohativus: cf. F. inchoatif.] Expressing or pertaining to a beginning; inceptive; as, an inchoative verb. Some inchoative or imperfect rays. W. Montagu. n. An inchoative verb. See {Inceptive}. [1913… …
27Grammatical aspect — In linguistics, the grammatical aspect of a verb defines the temporal flow (or lack thereof) in the described event or state. For example, in English the difference between I swim and I am swimming is a difference of aspect.Aspect, as discussed… …
28Navajo language — Navajo Diné bizaad Spoken in USA Region Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Colorado Native speakers 171,000 …
29Inchoative verb — An inchoative verb, sometimes called an inceptive verb, shows a process of beginning or becoming. Productive inchoative infixes exist in several languages, including Latin and Ancient Greek, and consequently some Romance languages. Not all verbs… …
30American Sign Language grammar — The grammar of American Sign Language (ASL) is the best studied of any sign language, though research is still in its infancy, dating back only to William Stokoe in the 1960s. Stokoe was the first linguist to approach any sign language as a full… …
