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terminative case

terminative case noun: a form of declension that indicates at what point something ends.

Noun

terminative case (plural terminative cases)

  1. A form of declension that indicates at what point something ends.
    • The Turkic languages, Hungarian, and Estonian languages have a terminative case.

Forms of terminative case

pluralterminative cases

Questions about terminative case

What does terminative case mean?
Terminative case means a form of declension that indicates at what point something ends.
What part of speech is terminative case?
Terminative case is a noun.
What is the plural of terminative case?
The plural of terminative case is terminative cases.

Words near terminative case in the dictionary

  1. termination shocks
  2. terminational
  3. terminationless
  4. terminations
  5. terminative
  6. terminative case
  7. terminative cases
  8. terminatively
  9. terminatives
  10. terminator
  11. terminator pig

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