Inceptive

From Glottopedia
Revision as of 20:18, 2 August 2007 by Linguipedia (talk | contribs) (New page: '''Inceptive''' verbs are verbs that denote the beginning of an action or situation. ===Origin=== From Latin ''incept-/incipere'' 'begin'. The term ''inceptive'' has been attested in ...)
(diff) ← Older revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Inceptive verbs are verbs that denote the beginning of an action or situation.

Origin

From Latin incept-/incipere 'begin'. The term inceptive has been attested in this sense since the 17th century.

Other languages

German inzeptiv

Retrieved from "http://glottopedia.org/index.php?title=Inceptive&oldid=2966"