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ethical datives

ethical datives is the plural 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

Questions about ethical datives

What is ethical datives the plural of?
Ethical datives is the plural of ethical dative.

Words near ethical datives in the dictionary

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

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