- datival
- da·ti·val
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datival
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datival — da·ti·val || dÉ™ taɪvÉ™l adj. indicating the indirect object of a verb (Grammar) … English contemporary dictionary
datival — dāˈtīvəl, dəˈ sometimes ˈdād.]ə̇vəl or ˈdat] or ]ēv adjective Etymology: dative (II) + al : connected with the dative case or any of the relations frequently expressed by it : of or relating to the dative case … Useful english dictionary
dative — datival /day tuy veuhl/, adj. datively, adv. /day tiv/, Gram. adj. 1. (in certain inflected languages, as Latin, Greek, and German) noting a case having as a distinctive function indication of the indirect object of a verb or the object of… … Universalium
dative — /ˈdeɪtɪv / (say daytiv) Grammar –adjective 1. denoting the case of a word which serves as the indirect object of a verb. –noun 2. the dative case. 3. a word in the dative case. {Middle English, from Latin datīvus of or relating to giving}… …
dative — a. Grammar, signifying indirect object or giving to; Law, capable of being given; dismissible; n. such grammatical case. ♦ datival, a … Dictionary of difficult words
dative — n. & adj. Gram. n. the case of nouns and pronouns (and words in grammatical agreement with them) indicating an indirect object or recipient. adj. of or in the dative. Derivatives: datival adj. dativally adv. Etymology: ME f. L (casus) dativus f.… … Useful english dictionary
