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similative case

similative case noun: a noun case used to indicate likeness, resemblance, or similarity. In English, this is usually expressed by the phrase is similar to or is like or looks like, as in "That bird looks like a robin." Languages that use the similative case include Old Turkic.

Noun

similative case (plural similative cases)

  1. A noun case used to indicate likeness, resemblance, or similarity. In English, this is usually expressed by the phrase is similar to or is like or looks like, as in "That bird looks like a robin." Languages that use the similative case include Old Turkic.

Forms of similative case

pluralsimilative cases

Questions about similative case

What does similative case mean?
Similative case means a noun case used to indicate likeness, resemblance, or similarity. In English, this is usually expressed by the phrase is similar to or is like or looks like, as in "That bird looks like a robin." Languages that use the similative case include Old Turkic.
What part of speech is similative case?
Similative case is a noun.
What is the plural of similative case?
The plural of similative case is similative cases.

Words near similative case in the dictionary

  1. similarly
  2. similarness
  3. similars
  4. similary
  5. similative
  6. similative case
  7. similative cases
  8. similatively
  9. similatives
  10. similativity
  11. simile

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