"comparative case" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: comparative cases [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} comparative case (plural comparative cases)
  1. (grammar) A case used to mark a likeness to something, or that two things have the same quantity of something. It corresponds roughly to the English adverb "like". Languages that use the comparative case include Mari, Nivkh, and Chechen. Categories (topical): Grammar Synonyms: comp Translations (case used to mark a likeness to something): сравнителен падеж (sravnitelen padež) (Bulgarian), дустург дожар (dusturg dožar) (Chechen), შედარებითი ბრუნვა (šedarebiti brunva) (Georgian), сравни́тельный паде́ж (sravnítelʹnyj padéž) [masculine] (Russian)

Inflected forms

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      "word": "сравнителен падеж"
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