dative

Meaning

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Denoting the case of a noun which expresses the remoter or indirect object, generally indicated in English by to or for with the objective.
2. (not-comparable, obsolete) In one’s gift; capable of being disposed of at will and pleasure, as an office or other privilege.
3. (not-comparable, obsolete) Removable, as distinguished from perpetual; — said of an officer.
4. (not-comparable, obsolete) Given by a judge, as distinguished from being cast upon a party by the law itself.
5. (not-comparable) Formed by two electrons contributed by one atom; see dative bond.
6. (not-comparable, obsolete) Given in advance; not needed to be calculated.

Noun

1. The dative case.
2. A word inflected in the dative case.

Opposite of

quesitive

Synonyms

dative case

removable

Translations

datif

dativo

Dativ

dativo

datief

dativo

dativus

Wemfall

δοτική

datiu

datif

dritter Fall

caso dativo

derde naamval

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈdeɪtɪv/

Etymology

From Latin datīvus (“appropriate for giving”), itself from datus (the past participle of dō (“I give”)) + -īvus (“-ive”).