Word
ablatival
Phoneticsab·la·ti·val
Definition
adj. relating to the case in a language that shows where something is moving away from. It is a technical word for grammar students.
adj. relating to the case in a language that indicates the source or point of origin of motion. Often used in linguistic analysis to describe the grammatical category of 'ablative'.
Etymology
From ablative + -al.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Word family
Domain
Grammar
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