inchoativeadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈɪnkəʊeɪtɪv/,

/ˈɪŋkəʊeɪtɪv/,

/ɪnˈkəʊətɪv/, U.S.

/ɪnˈkoʊədɪv/,

/ˈɪnkoʊˌeɪdɪv/,

/ˈɪŋkoʊˌeɪdɪv/

Etymology: < Latin inchoātīvus (prop. incohātīvus ), < participial stem of inchoāre , incohāre to begin: see inchoate v. and -ive suffix.

A. adj.

1. That is in an initial or incipient stage; rudimentary, inchoate; belonging to or of the nature of a beginning or commencement, initial.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > undertaking > beginning action or activity > [adjective] > (just) begun

inchoate1534

inchoateda1631

inchoativea1631

inchoanta1876

the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > beginning > [adjective] > in early stages

buddinga1586

infant1594

embryon1613

embryous1628

inchoateda1631

inchoativea1631

crepusculous1646

rudimentary1648

rudimental1658

embryo1659

incipient1669

crepuscular1679

dawninga1700

initiant1740

germing1749

embryotic1761

germinal1804

embryonic1825

embryonary1833

inchoanta1876

adawn1881

a1631 J. Donne Serm. (1958) IX. 399 The torment is an inchoative hell, so is the person, the Wicked here, an inchoated Devill: It is S. Chrysostoms spontaneus dæmon, and voluntarius dæmon.

1633 T. Adams Comm. 2 Peter iii 1 This pureness is either imputative..Or inchoative, inherent pureness.

1662 J. Chandler tr. J. B. van Helmont Oriatrike 32 That the stable Ferments of places, should be as it were, the chief universal, simple, and inchoative or beginning Beginnings of Seeds.

1703 W. Burkitt Expos. Notes New Test. Gal. v. 24 We must not understand this of a total, plenery, and final Crucifixion, but inchoative only.

1865 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia VI. xxi. v. 495 The solution of the Polish Business is still in its inchoative stages.

2. Grammar. Of verbs: Denoting the beginning of an action; inceptive.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > aspect > [adjective] > inchoative

inchoative1668

1668 Bp. J. Wilkins Ess. Real Char. 450 Those particular Terminations which signifie a Verb to be Inchoative, Frequentative, Diminutive, are not without many exceptions.

1751 J. Harris Hermes i. vii. 126 These Inchoative Verbs are so peculiarly appropriated to the Beginnings of Time, that they are defective as to all Tenses, which denote it in its Completion.

1871 H. J. Roby Gram. Lat. Lang. §634 The inchoative form sometimes exists alone, sometimes is used besides the ordinary stem.

B. n.

Grammar. An inchoative verb; see A. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > a part of speech > verb > [noun] > verbs with specific aspects

frequentative1530

inchoative1530

inceptive1612

reiterative1805

iterative1853

continuative1870

stative1874

finite1924

1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 403 They knowe neyther frequentatyves, nor inchoatyves, nor no suche sortes of verbes.

1678 E. Phillips New World of Words (new ed.) Inchoatives, in Grammar..as Calesco, to grow hot, or begin to be hot.

1751 J. Harris Hermes i. vii. 126 The Latins..have a Species of Verbs, derived from others..called Inchoatives or Inceptives.

1871 H. J. Roby Gram. Lat. Lang. §638 Inchoatives formed directly from noun stems.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	inchoative
释义	inchoativeadj.n. Brit. /ˈɪnkəʊeɪtɪv/, /ˈɪŋkəʊeɪtɪv/, /ɪnˈkəʊətɪv/, U.S. /ɪnˈkoʊədɪv/, /ˈɪnkoʊˌeɪdɪv/, /ˈɪŋkoʊˌeɪdɪv/ Etymology: < Latin inchoātīvus (prop. incohātīvus ), < participial stem of inchoāre , incohāre to begin: see inchoate v. and -ive suffix. A. adj. 1. That is in an initial or incipient stage; rudimentary, inchoate; belonging to or of the nature of a beginning or commencement, initial. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > undertaking > beginning action or activity > [adjective] > (just) begun inchoate1534 inchoateda1631 inchoativea1631 inchoanta1876 the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > beginning > [adjective] > in early stages buddinga1586 infant1594 embryon1613 embryous1628 inchoateda1631 inchoativea1631 crepusculous1646 rudimentary1648 rudimental1658 embryo1659 incipient1669 crepuscular1679 dawninga1700 initiant1740 germing1749 embryotic1761 germinal1804 embryonic1825 embryonary1833 inchoanta1876 adawn1881 a1631 J. Donne Serm. (1958) IX. 399 The torment is an inchoative hell, so is the person, the Wicked here, an inchoated Devill: It is S. Chrysostoms spontaneus dæmon, and voluntarius dæmon. 1633 T. Adams Comm. 2 Peter iii 1 This pureness is either imputative..Or inchoative, inherent pureness. 1662 J. Chandler tr. J. B. van Helmont Oriatrike 32 That the stable Ferments of places, should be as it were, the chief universal, simple, and inchoative or beginning Beginnings of Seeds. 1703 W. Burkitt Expos. Notes New Test. Gal. v. 24 We must not understand this of a total, plenery, and final Crucifixion, but inchoative only. 1865 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia VI. xxi. v. 495 The solution of the Polish Business is still in its inchoative stages. 2. Grammar. Of verbs: Denoting the beginning of an action; inceptive. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > aspect > [adjective] > inchoative inchoative1668 1668 Bp. J. Wilkins Ess. Real Char. 450 Those particular Terminations which signifie a Verb to be Inchoative, Frequentative, Diminutive, are not without many exceptions. 1751 J. Harris Hermes i. vii. 126 These Inchoative Verbs are so peculiarly appropriated to the Beginnings of Time, that they are defective as to all Tenses, which denote it in its Completion. 1871 H. J. Roby Gram. Lat. Lang. §634 The inchoative form sometimes exists alone, sometimes is used besides the ordinary stem. B. n. Grammar. An inchoative verb; see A. 2. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > a part of speech > verb > [noun] > verbs with specific aspects frequentative1530 inchoative1530 inceptive1612 reiterative1805 iterative1853 continuative1870 stative1874 finite1924 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 403 They knowe neyther frequentatyves, nor inchoatyves, nor no suche sortes of verbes. 1678 E. Phillips New World of Words (new ed.) Inchoatives, in Grammar..as Calesco, to grow hot, or begin to be hot. 1751 J. Harris Hermes i. vii. 126 The Latins..have a Species of Verbs, derived from others..called Inchoatives or Inceptives. 1871 H. J. Roby Gram. Lat. Lang. §638 Inchoatives formed directly from noun stems. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1530
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