illative

Meanings

1. Of, or relating to an illation.
2. Of, or relating to the grammatical case that in some languages indicates motion towards or into something.

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.

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”).