"lative" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈleɪtɪv/
Rhymes: -eɪtɪv Etymology: Borrowed from French latif. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|latif}} 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: {{bor|en|fr|latif}} 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)
    Sense id: en-lative-en-noun-1H9BeZAD Categories (other): Grammar, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 100 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 100 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 0 100 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 0 100 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 0 100 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 0 100 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 0 100 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 0 100 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 0 100 Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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