- allative
- al·la·tive
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allative
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allative — (n.) grammatical case expressing motion towards, 1860, from L. allatus brought to, used as pp. of adferre, affere to bring to, from ad to (see AD (Cf. ad )) + latus borne, carried (see OBLATE (Cf. oblate) (n.)) … Etymology dictionary
allative — I. ˈaləd.iv adjective Etymology: Latin allatus carried to (suppletive past participle of afferre to carry to; allatus from ad + latus, suppletive past participle of ferre to bear) + English ive more at bear, tolerate of a grammatical case … Useful english dictionary
allative — /al euh tiv/, Gram. adj. 1. noting a case, as in Finnish, whose distinctive function is to indicate place to or toward which. n. 2. the allative case. [1860 65; < L allat(us) (al AL + latus suppletive ptp. of ferre to bring; cf. ALLEY1) + IVE] *… … Universalium
allative — 1. adjective of, or relating to the grammatical case that in some languages indicates motion towards a place 2. noun the allative case, or a word in that case … Wiktionary
Allative case — (abbreviated ALL, from Latin allāt , afferre to bring to ) is a type of the locative cases used in several languages. The term allative is generally used for the lative case in the majority of languages which do not make finer… … Wikipedia
allative case — noun case used to indicate movement onto, or to the adjacency of something. In English, this is usually expressed by the prepositions to or onto, as in to the house, onto the house. Languages that use the allative case include Dyirbal, Finnish,… … Wiktionary
allative — См. allativo … Пятиязычный словарь лингвистических терминов
allative — indicating movement towards Grammatical Cases … Phrontistery dictionary
allative — n. & a. Grammar, (case) expressing motion towards … Dictionary of difficult words
Marra language — Not to be confused with the Maran languages of the Pama–Nyungan family Marra Spoken in Australia Region Arnhem Land, Northern Territory Native speakers 15 (1991) Language family … Wikipedia
