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Definitions for Dative
[1] (in certain inflected languages, as Latin, Greek, and German) noting a case having as a distinctive function indication of the indirect object of a verb or the object of certain prepositions.
[2] the dative case.
[3] a word or form in that case, as Latin regi in regi haec dicite meaning “tell this to the king.”
[4] denoting a case of nouns, pronouns, and adjectives used to express the indirect object, to identify the recipients, and for other purposes
[5] the dative case a word or speech element in this case
Words nearby Dative
dateline, dating, dating agency, dating bar, dating nail, dative, dative bond, dato, datolite, datong, datu
Origin of Dative
1400–50; late Middle English datif < Latin datīvus (casus ) dative (case), equivalent to dat(us ) given (see date1) + -īvus -ive; translation of Greek dotikḗ (ptôsis )
Other words from Dative
da·ti·val [dey-tahy -vuh l] /deɪˈtaɪ vəl/ , adjective
da·tive·ly , adverb
non·da·ti·val , adjective
Word origin for Dative
C15: from Latin datīvus, from dare to give; translation of Greek dotikos