sublative

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sublative

/səˈbleɪtɪv/

Rhymes with -eɪtɪv

Where it comes from

Borrowed from New Latin sublātīvus, from tollere (“to lift up, to elevate; to abolish”) + -īvus.

noun

uncountable A case of nouns in Finno-Ugric languages used to express the destination of movement, originally onto the surface of something (e.g. climb onto a tree), and, by extension, in other figurative meanings as well (e.g. to university, or about (a subject)).

adjective more sublative · most sublative

Of or relating to the sublative case.
Having power, or tending, to take away. Cessation dependent on a sublative act of the mind

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noun a case of nouns used to express the destination of movement

日本語	着格 chakkaku
Français	sublatif
Deutsch	Sublativ

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@misc{sublative_2026,
  title = {sublative},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sublative},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}