incoho

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From cohum.

Pronunciation

Verb

incohō (present infinitive incohāre, perfect active incohāvī, supine incohātum); first conjugation

  1. to begin, commence
    Synonyms: exōrdior, occipiō, incipiō, coepiō, ōrdior, initiō, ineō, committō, ingredior, aggredior, sūmō, exorior, moveō, mōlior
    Antonyms: subsistō, dēsistō, cessō
  2. to start making or forming
  3. to make a first draft

Conjugation

1At least one rare poetic syncopated perfect form is attested.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: inchoate
  • Italian: incoare
  • Spanish: incoar

References

  • incoho”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • incoho”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • incoho in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.