"lative" meaning in English

See lative in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈleɪtɪv/
Rhymes: -eɪtɪv Etymology: Borrowed from French latif. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:bor|fr:latif|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "French", "term" : "latif", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "fr" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "lative", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="lative"> Borrowed from French latif. Head templates: {{en-adj|?}} lative
  1. Tags: no-gloss Derived forms: latively
    Sense id: en-lative-en-adj-47DEQpj8

Noun

IPA: /ˈleɪtɪv/
Rhymes: -eɪtɪv Etymology: Borrowed from French latif. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:bor|fr:latif|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "French", "term" : "latif", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "fr" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "lative", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="lative"> Borrowed from French latif. Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} lative (uncountable)
  1. (grammar) A case of verbs, found in the Uralic and Northern Caucasian languages, used to indicate motion to a location; in the Northern Caucasian languages, the lative also takes up functions of the dative case. Tags: uncountable Derived forms: lative case Related terms: locative, separative: other general local cases Translations (case): 方向格 (fāng xiàng gé) (Chinese Mandarin), lativ [masculine] (Czech), latiivi (Finnish), lativus (Hungarian), latívusz (Hungarian), 향격 (hyanggyeok) (Korean), lativo [masculine] (Portuguese), lativo [masculine] (Spanish)
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