Dictionary

illative en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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• /ɪˈleɪtɪv/ (UK)

Etymology

From Late Latin illātīvus (“illative”), from Latin illātus, perfect passive participle of inferō (“carry or bring into somewhere; bury; conclude”), from in + ferō (“bear, carry; suffer”).

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Of, or relating to an illation.
   • an illative conjunction, such as "for" or "therefore"
   • an illative consequence or proposition
2. (not-comparable) Of, or relating to the grammatical case that in some languages indicates motion towards or into something.

Deriveds

illatively · illative case

illative en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ɪˈleɪtɪv/ (UK)

Etymology

From Late Latin illātīvus (“illative”), from Latin illātus, perfect passive participle of inferō (“carry or bring into somewhere; bury; conclude”), from in + ferō (“bear, carry; suffer”).

Meanings

1. A word or phrase that expresses an inference (such as for or therefore).
2. An illation.
3. The illative case, or a word in that case.

Forms

Deriveds

short illative

Relateds

inference · illation · infer

Translations (16)

fi sisätulento (grammar: illative case) · ru иллати́вный паде́ж (grammar: illative case) · cmn 入格 (grammar: illative case) · et illatiiv (grammar: illative case) · hu illativus (grammar: illative case) · se illatiiva (grammar: illative case) · pl illatyw (grammar: illative case) · ru иллати́в (grammar: illative case) · et sisseütlev (grammar: illative case) · pl illativus (grammar: illative case) · fi illatiivi (grammar: illative case) · fr illatif (grammar: illative case) · pl słowo wnioskujące (grammar: a word or phrase that expresses an inference) · ca il·latiu (grammar: illative case) · hu következtető vagy magyarázó (grammar: a word or phrase that expresses an inference) · ja 入格 (grammar: illative case)