allative

[al-uh-tiv]Grammar

adjective

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

noun

the allative case.

Origin of allative

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

Word Origin and History for allative

grammatical case expressing "motion towards," 1860, from Latin allatus "brought to," used as past participle of adferre, affere "to bring to," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + latus "borne, carried" (see oblate (n.)).