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allative case

allative case noun: a 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 Basque, Dyirbal, Estonian, Finnish, Hungarian, and Lithuanian.

Noun

allative case (plural allative cases)

  1. A 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 Basque, Dyirbal, Estonian, Finnish, Hungarian, and Lithuanian.

allative case meaning in Sanskrit and Vietnamese

allative case in Sanskrit

case used to indicate movement onto, or to the adjacency of something
द्वितीया विभक्ति dvitīyā vibhakti

allative case in Vietnamese

case used to indicate movement onto, or to the adjacency of something
đích cách

Forms of allative case

pluralallative cases

Questions about allative case

What does allative case mean?
Allative case means a 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 Basque, Dyirbal, Estonian, Finnish, Hungarian, and Lithuanian.
What is allative case in Sanskrit?
Allative case in Sanskrit is द्वितीया विभक्ति (dvitīyā vibhakti). See Allative case meaning in Sanskrit.
What part of speech is allative case?
Allative case is a noun.
What is the plural of allative case?
The plural of allative case is allative cases.

Words near allative case in the dictionary

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  3. allatectomizing
  4. allatectomy
  5. allative
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  7. allative cases
  8. allatively
  9. allatives
  10. allativity
  11. Allatoona

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