lative

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French latif.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

lative

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Derived terms

• latively

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.

Derived terms

• lative case

Related terms

• locative, separative: other general local cases

Translations

case

Chinese: Mandarin: 方向格 (fāng xiàng gé) Czech: lativ m Finnish: latiivi (fi) Hungarian: lativus, latívusz Korean: 향격 (hyanggyeok) Portuguese: lativo m Spanish: lativo m

Anagrams

• Telavi, Vitale, Vitela, alvite