Word info

allative

Speech parts

1. allative - Noun

2. allative - Adjective

Meaning

allative (not comparable)

(grammar) Of or relating to the grammatical case that in some languages indicates motion towards a place.

allative (plural allatives)

(grammar) The allative case, or a word in that case.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

Accusative The Latin accusative of towns and small islands is used for motion towards, Allen and Greenough, sect. 427 like the allative case. Source: Internet

A frequent use of the accusative is in place of al (to) to indicate the direction or goal of motion ( allative construction ). Source: Internet

Basque In Basque there are two classes, animate and inanimate; however, the only difference is in the declension of locative cases (inessive, locative genitive, allative, terminal allative, ablative and directional ablative). Source: Internet

Creissels asserts that Spanish is just one example of European languages in which these three cases are distinct, as opposed to other European languages, which exhibit some conflation between marking of the essive case and of the allative case. Source: Internet

However, the allative case can fulfill essentially the same role as dative, beyond its primary meaning of directional movement (that is, going somewhere or approaching someone). Source: Internet

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