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predicative case en · NOUN

Meanings

1. A term that may sometimes be used to describe the case marking a predicative noun (a noun that renames the subject often following a linking verb), or for the adjective that agrees with it (predicative adjective).
   • Even Arie deJong's revision of Volapük addded a predicative case. 2005, "Paul Bartlett" (username), "New (?) conlang", in alt.language.artificial, Usenet
   • The conclusion could be formulated as follows: in Common Baltic, there was probably a certain marginal use of the instrumental as a marked predicative case alongside the nominative. 2004, William R. Schmalstieg, Philip Baldi, Pietro U. Dini, Studies in Baltic and Indo-European linguistics, page 88:
   • Hjelmslev also notes that in Tabassaran, a Daghestan language of the Caucasus, a language with a very large case system (see section 5.6), there is a predicative case marked by -u-, -ä- or -ö-. 2001, Barry J. Blake, Case, page 95:

Forms

Translations (12)

pt predicativo (case marking a predicative nominative/adjective) · ko 서술격 (case marking a predicative nominative/adjective) · ka წრფელობითი (case marking a predicative nominative/adjective) · ka წრფელობითი ბრუნვა (case marking a predicative nominative/adjective) · ka პრედიკატივი (case marking a predicative nominative/adjective) · eo predikativo (case marking a predicative nominative/adjective) · it predicativo (case marking a predicative nominative/adjective) · sh предикатив (case marking a predicative nominative/adjective) · es predicativo (case marking a predicative nominative/adjective) · de Prädikativ (case marking a predicative nominative/adjective) · pl predykatyw (case marking a predicative nominative/adjective) · fi predikatiivi (case marking a predicative nominative/adjective)