denoting a word or morpheme used to signal inference, for example so or therefore
3.
(in the grammar of Finnish and other languages) denoting a case of nouns expressing a relation of motion or direction, usually translated by the English prepositions into or towards
Compare elative (sense 1)
noun
4. grammar
a.
the illative case
b.
an illative word or speech element
Derived forms
illatively (ilˈlatively)
adverb
Word origin
C16: from Late Latin illātīvus inferring, concluding
illative in American English
(ˈɪlətɪv; ɪˈleɪtɪv)
adjective
1.
expressing or introducing an inference
said of such words as therefore
2.
of, or having the nature of, an illation; inferential