allative

[ al-uh-tiv ]

adjective
  1. noting a case, as in Finnish, whose distinctive function is to indicate place to or toward which.

noun
  1. the allative case.

Origin of allative

1
1860–65; <Latin allāt(us) (al-al- + lātus suppletive past participle of ferre to bring; cf. alley1) + -ive

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