ablative

ab·la·tive ¹

 (ăb′lə-tĭv)

adj.

Of, relating to, or being a grammatical case indicating separation, direction away from, sometimes manner or agency, and the object of certain verbs. It is found in Latin and other Indo-European languages.

n.

1. The ablative case.

2. A word in this case.

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[Middle English, from Latin ablātīvus, from ablātus, carried away; see ablation.]

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ab·la·tive ²

 (ă-blā′tĭv)

adj.

1. Of, relating to, or capable of ablation.

2. Tending to ablate.

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[From ablation.]

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ab·la′tive·ly adv.

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ablative

(ˈæblətɪv)

adj

1. (Grammar) grammar (in certain inflected languages such as Latin) denoting a case of nouns, pronouns, and adjectives indicating the agent in passive sentences or the instrument, manner, or place of the action described by the verb

2. taking away or removing: ablative surgery.

3. (Aeronautics) able to disintegrate or be worn away at a very high temperature: a thick layer of ablative material.

n

(Grammar) grammar

a. the ablative case

b. a word or speech element in the ablative case

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ab•la•tive¹

(ˈæb lə tɪv)
adj.

1. of or designating a grammatical case that is used to mark the starting point of an action and, in Latin, to indicate manner, instrument, or agent.

n.

2. the ablative case.

3. a word or other form in this case, as Tusculō “from Tusculum,” honōre “with honor.”

[1400–50; late Middle English < Latin]

ab•la•tive²

(æˈbleɪ tɪv)

adj.

capable of or susceptible to ablation: the ablative nose cone of a rocket.

[1560–70]

ab•la′tive•ly, adv.

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ablative

A grammatical noun case that indicates movement away or a cause of something.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	ablative - the case indicating the agent in passive sentences or the instrument or manner or place of the action described by the verb ablative case oblique, oblique case - any grammatical case other than the nominative
Adj.	1.	ablative - relating to the ablative case linguistics - the scientific study of language
	2.	ablative - tending to ablate; i.e. to be removed or vaporized at very high temperature; "ablative material on a rocket cone" subtractive - constituting or involving subtraction; "a subtractive correction"

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Translations

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[ˈæblətɪv] (Ling)

A. ADJ → ablativo

B. N (also ablative case) → ablativo m
in the ablative → en ablativo

C. CPD ablative absolute N → ablativo m absoluto

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ablative

n → Ablativ m; ablative absolute → Ablativus absolutus

adj → Ablativ-; noun → im Ablativ; ablative ending → Ablativendung f

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