cohortativeadj.n.
/kəʊˈhɔːtətɪv/ Pertaining to cohortation: in Hebrew Grammar, applied to a lengthened form of the future (imperfect or present) tense; used almost entirely in the first person, where its force can generally be given by ‘let me’, ‘let us’; the future paragogic.
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mandativea1631
predictivea1831
cohortative1852
intentional1878
1852 tr. F. H. W. Gesenius Hebrew Gram. 81 The characteristic of the Cohortative is a long a.
1874 A. B. Davidson Introd. Hebrew Gram. (1888) 59 (note) Both the Jussive and Cohortative are comprehended by Ewald under the name Voluntative.
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adj.n.1852- the last favour
- the last in a long line of
- the last knockings
- the last man
- the last minute
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- the last of pea-time
- the last of peatime
- the last of the mohicans
- the last rose
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- the last round-up
- the last roundup
- the last sacraments
- the last second
- the last supper
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- the last thing one needs
- the last things
- the last time
- the last word
- the late lamented
- the late unpleasantness
- the latest in
- the latest in a long line of