dative

English

Etymology

From Latin dativus (appropriate to giving), itself from datus (the past participle of dō (“I give”)) + -ivus (“-ive”).

Pronunciation

IPA: /ˈdeɪtɪv/

Adjective

dative (not comparable)

(grammar) Noting the case of a noun which expresses the remoter or indirect object, generally indicated in English by to or for with the objective.
(obsolete, law) In one’s gift; capable of being disposed of at will and pleasure, as an office or other privilege.
(obsolete, law) Removable, as distinguished from perpetual; — said of an officer.
(obsolete, law) Given by a judge, as distinguished from being cast upon a party by the law itself
(sciences) Formed by two electrons contributed by one atom; see dative bond.

Derived terms

Translations

grammar: noting the case of noun which expresses indirect object

Arabic: مفعول لأجله (ar) m
Armenian: տրական (hy) (trakan)
Czech: dativní (cs)
Dutch: in de datief (nl) m
Faroese: hvørjumfals- (fo)
Finnish: datiivinen (fi), datiivi- (fi)
French: datif (fr) m
Georgian: მიცემითი (ka) (mic'emit'i)
German: Dativ- (de), dativisch (de)
Greek: δοτική (el) (dotikí) f
Hungarian: részeshatározó (hu)
Icelandic: þágufalls- (is)

Irish: tabharthach (ga)
Latin: dativus (la) m
Norwegian: dativ (no) m
Polish: celownikowy (pl) m
Portuguese: dativo (pt) m
Russian: дательный (ru) (dátel’nyj)
Scottish Gaelic: tabhartach (gd)
Slovene: Dajalnik (sl) m
Spanish: dativo (es) m
Swedish: dativ (sv)
Turkish: -e hâli (tr), datif (tr)

capable of being disposed of at will

Dutch: begeven (nl)

removable

Dutch: afzetbaar (nl)

given by a judge

Dutch: datief (nl)

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Belarusian: давальны (be) (davál’ny)
Bulgarian: дателен (bg) (dátelen)
Catalan: datiu (ca) m, dativa (ca) f
Dutch: gever (nl) m
French: datif (fr) m

Latin: dativus (la) m, dativa (la) f, dativum (la) n
Norwegian: dativ (no)
Portuguese: dativo (pt) m
Spanish: dativo (es) m

Noun

dative (plural datives)

(grammar) The dative case.

Translations

dative case

Arabic: حالة المفعول له (ħāltu l-mafʕūlu láhu) f, حَالَة مِنْ حَالاَتُ النُّصْب (ħāla min al-ħalātu n-núʂb) f
Armenian: տրական (hy) (trakan)
Belarusian: давальны склон (be) (davál’ny sklon) m
Bulgarian: дателен падеж (bg) (dátelen padéž) m
Catalan: datiu (ca) m
Czech: třetí pád (cs) m, dativ (cs) m
Dutch: datief (nl) m, (incompatible numbering traditions) derde naamval (nl) m, vierde naamval (nl) m
Finnish: datiivi (fi)
French: datif (fr) m, (incompatible numbering traditions) troisième déclinaison, quatrième déclinaison (fr)
Georgian: მიცემითი (ka) (mic’emit’i)
German: Dativ (de) m, Wemfall (de) m, dritter Fall (de) m
Hungarian: részeshatározó eset (hu)
Icelandic: þágufall (is) n