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da·tive  (dtv)

adj.

Of, relating to, or being the grammatical case that marks the recipient of action, that often indicates the indirect object of the verb, and that can be used with prepositions or other function words corresponding in meaning to English to and for.

n.

1. The dative case.

2. A word or form in the dative case.

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[Middle English datif, from Latin (csus) datvus, (case) of giving (translation of Greek dotik ptsis), from datus, past participle of dare, to give; see d- in Indo-European roots.]

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dative·ly adv.

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dative [ˈdeɪtɪv] Grammar

adj

(Linguistics / Grammar) denoting a case of nouns, pronouns, and adjectives used to express the indirect object, to identify the recipients, and for other purposes

n

(Linguistics / Grammar)

a.  the dative case

b.  a word or speech element in this case

[from Latin datīvus, from dare to give; translation of Greek dotikos]

datival  [deɪˈtaɪv^əl] adj

datively  adv

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

dative - the category of nouns serving as the indirect object of a verb dative case oblique, oblique case - any grammatical case other than the nominative

Translations

dative [ˈdeɪtɪv]

A. ADJ → dativo

B. N (also dative case) → dativo m

dative [ˈdeɪtɪv] n (GRAMMAR) → datif m

dative

n → Dativ m; in the dative → im Dativ

adj → Dativ-, dativisch; dative object → Dativobjekt nt; the dative case → der Dativ

dative [ˈdeɪtɪv]

1. adj → dativo/a

2. n → dativo
in the dative → al dativo

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dative [ˈdeɪtɪv]

1. adj → dativo/a

2. n → dativo
in the dative → al dativo