lative

English

Etymology

    Borrowed from French latif.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈleɪtɪv/
    • Rhymes: -eɪtɪv

    Adjective

    lative

    1. pertaining to lative case

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    Noun

    lative (uncountable)

    1. (grammar) A case of verbs, found in the Uralic and Northern Caucasian languages, used to indicate motion to a location; in the Northern Caucasian languages, the lative also takes up functions of the dative case.
    Examples

    from the Tsez language (a Northern Caucasian language):

    Кидбā ужихъор кIетIу биквархо.

    The girl shows the cat to the boy.

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