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ethical dative

ethical dative noun: 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.

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

Synonyms of ethical dative

  • dativus ethicus

Forms of ethical dative

pluralethical datives
alternative formethic dative

Questions about ethical dative

What does ethical dative mean?
Ethical dative means 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.
What part of speech is ethical dative?
Ethical dative is a noun.
What is the plural of ethical dative?
The plural of ethical dative is ethical datives.

Words near ethical dative in the dictionary

  1. ethic
  2. ethic dative
  3. ethic datives
  4. ethic of reciprocity
  5. ethical
  6. ethical dative
  7. ethical datives
  8. Ethical Decalogue
  9. ethical egoism
  10. ethical investment
  11. ethical investments

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