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ethic dative

ethic dative is the alternative form of ethical dative.

Meaning of ethical dative

Noun

ethical dative (plural ethical datives)

  1. A form of the dative case applied to pronouns; used (in Latin and some other languages, but rare in English) to show a certain interest felt by the person indicated.
    Synonyms:
    dativus ethicus

Forms of ethic dative

pluralethic datives

Questions about ethic dative

What is ethic dative the alternative form of?
Ethic dative is the alternative form of ethical dative.

Words near ethic dative in the dictionary

  1. Etherton
  2. Ethertons
  3. ethery
  4. ethiazide
  5. ethic
  6. ethic dative
  7. ethic datives
  8. ethic of reciprocity
  9. ethical
  10. ethical dative
  11. ethical datives

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