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dative
- /ˈdeɪtɪv/
Rhymes with -eɪtɪv
Where it comes from
From Latin datīvus (“appropriate for giving”), itself from datus (the past participle of dō (“to give”)) + -īvus (“-ive”).
adjective
- Denoting the case of a noun which expresses the remoter or indirect object, generally indicated in English by to or for with the objective.
- In one’s gift; capable of being disposed of at will and pleasure, as an office or other privilege.
- Removable, as distinguished from perpetual; — said of an officer.
- Given by a judge, as distinguished from being cast upon a party by the law itself.
- Formed by two electrons contributed by one atom; see dative bond.
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Given in advance; not needed to be calculated.
Opposite: quesitive
noun datives
- The dative case.
- A word inflected in the dative case.
Translations
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adj given by a judge
| Português | dativo |
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adj grammar: noting the case of noun which expresses indirect object
| Español | dativo |
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| 日本語 | 与格 yokaku |
| 中文 | 第三格 dìsāngé, 與格 /与格 yǔgé |
| Português | dativo |
| Français | datif |
| Deutsch | Dativ-, dativisch |
| Italiano | dativo |
| Ελληνικά | δοτική dotikí |
| Русский | да́тельный dátelʹnyj |
| Tiếng Việt | dữ cách, tặng cách |
| العربية | مفعول لأجله |
noun word in the dative
| Deutsch | Dativ |
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