sublative
/səˈbleɪtɪv/
sublative noun: a case of nouns in Finno-Ugric languages used to express the destination of movement, originally onto the surface of something (e.g. climb onto a tree), and, by extension, in other figurative meanings as well (e.g. to university, or about (a subject)).
Noun
sublative (uncountable)
- A case of nouns in Finno-Ugric languages used to express the destination of movement, originally onto the surface of something (e.g. climb onto a tree), and, by extension, in other figurative meanings as well (e.g. to university, or about (a subject)).
Adjective
sublative (comparative more sublative, superlative most sublative)
- Of or relating to the sublative case.
- Having power, or tending, to take away.
- Cessation dependent on a sublative act of the mind1890, George Thibaut, transl., The Vedānta sūtras
sublative meaning in Bengali
sublative in Bengali
- সাবলেটিভ কারক সংক্রান্ত
Forms of sublative
| comparative | more sublative |
|---|---|
| superlative | most sublative |
Origin of sublative
Borrowed from New Latin sublātīvus, from tollere (“to lift up, to elevate; to abolish”) + -īvus.
Words formed from sublative
Phrases with sublative
Words that rhyme with sublative
- native
- dative
- creative
- translative
- equative
- illative
- collative
- induplicative
- innative
- optative
- prolative
- stative
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Questions about sublative
- What does sublative mean?
- Sublative means a case of nouns in Finno-Ugric languages used to express the destination of movement, originally onto the surface of something (e.g. climb onto a tree), and, by extension, in other figurative meanings as well (e.g. to university, or about (a subject)).
- What is sublative in Bengali?
- Sublative in Bengali is সাবলেটিভ কারক সংক্রান্ত. See Sublative meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is sublative?
- Sublative can be a noun or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce sublative?
- Sublative is pronounced /səˈbleɪtɪv/.
Words near sublative in the dictionary
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