cohortative

[ koh-hawr-tuh-tiv ]

adjective

1. Grammar. (of a verbal mood or form) expressing encouragement or exhortation.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cohortative¹

1850–55; < Latin cohortāt ( us ) (past participle of cohortāre to urge; cohort ) + -ive

Example Sentences

I wanted to show English readers why ancient Hebrew grammar matters, and this meant I had to include some of the nitty-gritty; incredibly detailed passages about sentence structure, word structure, or grammatical structures like the cohortative mode—which exists in Hebrew but not in English.

From Salon

Cohortative, kō-hor′ta-tiv, adj. encouraging.—n. in Heb. grammar, a lengthened form of the imperfect—also Paragogic future.

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