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dative

Syllabification: (da·tive)
Pronunciation: /ˈdātiv/

Grammar
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Definition of dative

adjective

  • (in Latin, Greek, German, and other languages) denoting a case of nouns and pronouns, and words in grammatical agreement with them, indicating an indirect object or recipient.

noun

  • a noun or other word of the dative case.
  • (the dative) the dative case.

Origin:

late Middle English: from Latin (casus) dativus '(case) of giving', from dat- 'given', from the verb dare

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