"inceptor" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: inceptors [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin inceptor. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*keh₂p-}}, {{bor|en|la|inceptor}} Latin inceptor Head templates: {{en-noun}} inceptor (plural inceptors)
  1. A beginner; one in the rudiments.
    Sense id: en-inceptor-en-noun-4nmRggBz
  2. (UK) One who is on the point of taking a Master of Arts degree at an English university. Tags: UK
    Sense id: en-inceptor-en-noun-ViIh0X0A Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 69 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 19 49 3 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 45 2 30

Noun [Latin]

IPA: /inˈkep.tor/ [Classical-Latin], [ɪŋˈkɛpt̪ɔr] [Classical-Latin], /inˈt͡ʃep.tor/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [in̠ʲˈt͡ʃɛpt̪or] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: incipiō + -tor Etymology templates: {{affix|la|incipiō|-tor}} incipiō + -tor Head templates: {{la-noun|inceptor<3>}} inceptor m (genitive inceptōris); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|inceptor<3>}} Forms: inceptōris [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], inceptor [nominative, singular], inceptōrēs [nominative, plural], inceptōris [genitive, singular], inceptōrum [genitive, plural], inceptōrī [dative, singular], inceptōribus [dative, plural], inceptōrem [accusative, singular], inceptōrēs [accusative, plural], inceptōre [ablative, singular], inceptōribus [ablative, plural], inceptor [singular, vocative], inceptōrēs [plural, vocative]
  1. beginner Tags: declension-3, masculine
    Sense id: en-inceptor-la-noun-0MLr-jSQ Categories (other): Latin masculine nouns in the third declension Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the third declension: 45 55

Verb [Latin]

IPA: /inˈkep.tor/ [Classical-Latin], [ɪŋˈkɛpt̪ɔr] [Classical-Latin], /inˈt͡ʃep.tor/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [in̠ʲˈt͡ʃɛpt̪or] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: incipiō + -tor Etymology templates: {{affix|la|incipiō|-tor}} incipiō + -tor Head templates: {{head|la|verb form}} inceptor
  1. first-person singular present passive indicative of inceptō Tags: first-person, form-of, indicative, passive, present, singular Form of: inceptō
    Sense id: en-inceptor-la-verb-wnjQKsIg Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin masculine nouns in the third declension, Latin terms suffixed with -tor Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 12 88 Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the third declension: 45 55 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -tor: 10 90

Inflected forms

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