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dative en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • dāt'ĭv
  • /ˈdeɪtɪv/

Etymology

From Latin datīvus (“appropriate for giving”), itself from datus (the past participle of dō (“to give”)) + -īvus (“-ive”).

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Denoting the case of a noun which expresses the remoter or indirect object, generally indicated in English by to or for with the objective.
  2. (not-comparable, obsolete) In one’s gift; capable of being disposed of at will and pleasure, as an office or other privilege.
  3. (not-comparable, obsolete) Removable, as distinguished from perpetual; — said of an officer.
  4. (not-comparable, obsolete) Given by a judge, as distinguished from being cast upon a party by the law itself.
  5. (not-comparable) Formed by two electrons contributed by one atom; see dative bond.
  6. (not-comparable, obsolete) Given in advance; not needed to be calculated.

Antonyms

quesitive

Deriveds

datively · dative shift · dative sickness · dativize · dative bond · dative executor · dativization · dative case · nondative · dative of purpose · dative alternation

Translations (53)

cs dativní (grammar: noting the case of noun which expresses indirect object) · pl celownikowy (grammar: noting the case of noun which expresses indirect object) · tr datif (grammar: noting the case of noun which expresses indirect object) · hu részeshatározós (grammar: noting the case of noun which expresses indirect object) · pt dativo (grammar: noting the case of noun which expresses indirect object) · de Dativ- (grammar: noting the case of noun which expresses indirect object) · ga tabharthach (grammar: noting the case of noun which expresses indirect object) · nl in de datief (grammar: noting the case of noun which expresses indirect object) · be дава́льны (grammar: noting the case of noun which expresses indirect object) · cmn 與格 /与格 (grammar: noting the case of noun which expresses indirect object) · no dativ (grammar: noting the case of noun which expresses indirect object) · bg да́телен (grammar: noting the case of noun which expresses indirect object) · fi datiivinen (grammar: noting the case of noun which expresses indirect object) · ca datiu (grammar: noting the case of noun which expresses indirect object) · ka მიცემითი (grammar: noting the case of noun which expresses indirect object) · el δοτική (grammar: noting the case of noun which expresses indirect object) · nl datief (given by a judge) · nl afzetbaar (removable) · cy derbyniol (grammar: noting the case of noun which expresses indirect object) · uk дава́льний (grammar: noting the case of noun which expresses indirect object) · cy dadiol (grammar: noting the case of noun which expresses indirect object) · vi tặng cách (grammar: noting the case of noun which expresses indirect object) · vi dữ cách (grammar: noting the case of noun which expresses indirect object) · is þágufalls- (grammar: noting the case of noun which expresses indirect object) · pt dativo (given by a judge) · tr -e hâli (grammar: noting the case of noun which expresses indirect object) · da dativ (grammar: noting the case of noun which expresses indirect object) · nl begeven (capable of being disposed of at will) · hy տրական (grammar: noting the case of noun which expresses indirect object) · id datif (grammar: noting the case of noun which expresses indirect object) · eo dativa (grammar: noting the case of noun which expresses indirect object) · ca datiu (given by a judge) · fo hvørjumfals- (grammar: noting the case of noun which expresses indirect object) · gl dativo (grammar: noting the case of noun which expresses indirect object) · it dativo (grammar: noting the case of noun which expresses indirect object) · fr datif (grammar: noting the case of noun which expresses indirect object) · hu részeshatározó (grammar: noting the case of noun which expresses indirect object) · la datīvus (grammar: noting the case of noun which expresses indirect object) · es dativo (grammar: noting the case of noun which expresses indirect object) · cmn 第三格 (grammar: noting the case of noun which expresses indirect object) · sl dajalniški (grammar: noting the case of noun which expresses indirect object) · eu datibo (grammar: noting the case of noun which expresses indirect object) · ja 与格 (grammar: noting the case of noun which expresses indirect object) · ru да́тельный (grammar: noting the case of noun which expresses indirect object) · ar مفعول لأجله (grammar: noting the case of noun which expresses indirect object) · ang forġiefendlīċ (grammar: noting the case of noun which expresses indirect object) · hu részeshatározói (grammar: noting the case of noun which expresses indirect object) · grc δοτική (grammar: noting the case of noun which expresses indirect object) · sv dativ (grammar: noting the case of noun which expresses indirect object) · mr चतुर्थी विभक्ती (grammar: noting the case of noun which expresses indirect object) · fi datiivi- (grammar: noting the case of noun which expresses indirect object) · gd tabhartach (grammar: noting the case of noun which expresses indirect object) · de dativisch (grammar: noting the case of noun which expresses indirect object)

dative en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • dāt'ĭv
  • /ˈdeɪtɪv/

Etymology

From Latin datīvus (“appropriate for giving”), itself from datus (the past participle of dō (“to give”)) + -īvus (“-ive”).

Meanings

  1. The dative case.
  2. A word inflected in the dative case.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
datives Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

double dative · partitive dative · personal dative · ethical dative · dative absolute · ethic dative

Translations (2)

de Dativ (word in the dative) · fi datiivissa oleva sana (word in the dative)