ingressive en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ɪnˈɡɹɛsɪv/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree Latin ingressusbor. English ingress Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English ingressive From ingress + -ive.
Meanings
- Going or directed inward, entering.
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Open to entry or examination.
The chances that your Internet activity is being monitored are low, despite the ingressive nature of the modern Internet environment.
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(of a speech sound) Uttered by drawing air inward through the mouth or nose.
Another feature of Icelandic pronunciation that many learners remark on is that sometimes words, and even larger parts of sentences, are pronounced while inhaling (a phenomenon known as pulmonic ingressive pronunciation).
2022, Daisy L. Neijman, Icelandic: An Essential Grammar, Routledge, →ISBN, page 21:
- Aspectually indicating that an action is about to be entered or is in the process of being entered.
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Being a source or channel through which water enters or once entered an area.
This spring is the ingressive source of the water that flows through the cave.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more ingressive | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most ingressive | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |