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elative cases

elative cases is the plural of elative case.

Meaning of elative case

Noun

elative case (plural elative cases)

  1. The case used to indicate movement out of something; for example, out of the house. Some languages that make use of the elative are Finnish, Hungarian, and Estonian.

Questions about elative cases

What is elative cases the plural of?
Elative cases is the plural of elative case.

Words near elative cases in the dictionary

  1. elating
  2. elation
  3. elations
  4. elative
  5. elative case
  6. elative cases
  7. elatives
  8. elator
  9. elators
  10. elattostasis
  11. elayl

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