"equative case" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: equative cases [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} equative case (plural equative cases)
  1. (grammar) A noun case in certain languages, including Ossetian and Sumerian, used to indicate likeness to something. In English grammar, it corresponds roughly to the use in English of prepositions like, as. Related terms: grammatical case Translations (grammatical case): troad ekwativel [masculine] (Breton), ækvalis [common-gender] (Danish), ekvatiivi (Finnish), équatif [masculine] (French), Äquativ [masculine] (German), хэмжихийн тийн ялгал (xemžixiin tiin jalgal) (Mongolian), хэмжих (xemžix) (Mongolian), эквати́в (ekvatív) [masculine] (Russian), ekvativ (Swedish)
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