ablative case

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ablative case

/əˈbleɪ.tɪv keɪs/
/ˈæ.blə.tɪv -/

noun ablative cases · Abl.

A noun case used in some languages to indicate movement away from something, removal, separation. In English grammar, it corresponds roughly to the use in English of prepositions "of", "from", "away from", and "concerning". In Latin grammar, the ablative case (cāsus ablātīvus) includes functions derived from the Indo-European ablative, instrumental, comitative, associative and locative cases; these cases express concepts similar to those of the English prepositions "of"/"from", "by", "with", "to"/"with", and "at"/"in", respectively. Here/hence/hither, there/thence/thither, and where/whence/whi

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noun grammatical case used to indicate movement away from something, removal, separation, source

Español	ablativo
한국어	탈격 talgyeok
日本語	奪格 dakkaku
中文	奪格 /夺格 duógé, 離格 /离格 lígé
हिन्दी	पंचमी विभक्ति pañcmī vibhakti
Português	ablativo
Français	ablatif
Deutsch	Ablativ, sechster Fall
Italiano	ablativo
Ελληνικά	αφαιρετική πτώση afairetikí ptósi, αφαιρετική afairetikí
Română	ablativ
Русский	отложи́тельный паде́ж otložítelʹnyj padéž, абляти́вный паде́ж abljatívnyj padéž, абляти́в abljatív, аблати́в ablatív
Tiếng Việt	ly cách
עברית	אבלטיבי ablativi

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@misc{ablative_case_2026,
  title = {ablative case},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ablative%20case},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}