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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.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of allative1

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

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