instrumental case
Noun
Meaning
instrumental case (plural instrumental cases)
(grammar) A noun case used to express means or agency—and is generally indicated in English by by or with with the objective. Languages that use the instrumental case include Armenian, Serbo-Croatian, Czech, Dyirbal, Georgian, Latvian, Slovene, Polish, Ukrainian, Quechua, Russian, Assamese, Turkish and Sanskrit. Extinct languages that used the instrumental case include Old English, Old Saxon and Old High German.
Synonyms
ablative
nominative case
oblique case
possessive case
ablative case
genitive case
objective case
accusative case