dative

English edit

Etymology edit

From Latin datīvus (“appropriate for giving”), itself from datus (the past participle of dō (“I give”)) + -īvus (“-ive”).

Pronunciation edit

enPR: dāt'ĭv, IPA^(key): /ˈdeɪtɪv/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
Rhymes: -eɪtɪv

Adjective edit

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.
(mathematics, obsolete) Given in advance; not needed to be calculated.
Antonym: quesitive

Derived terms edit

Translations edit

grammar: noting the case of noun which expresses indirect object

Albanian: please add this translation if you can
Arabic: مفعول لأجله m
Armenian: տրական (hy) (trakan)
Basque: datibo
Belarusian: дава́льны (daválʹny)
Bulgarian: да́телен (bg) (dátelen)
Catalan: datiu (ca)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 第三格, 与格 (zh) (yǔgé)
Czech: dativní
Danish: dativ (da)
Dutch: in de datief (nl) m
Esperanto: dativa
Faroese: hvørjumfals-
Finnish: datiivinen, datiivi- (fi)
French: datif (fr) m
Galician: dativo m
Georgian: მიცემითი (ka) (micemiti)
German: Dativ- (de), dativisch (de)
Greek: δοτική (el) f (dotikí)
Ancient: δοτική (dotikḗ)
Hungarian: részeshatározó (hu), részeshatározós, részeshatározói
Indonesian: datif (id)
Icelandic: þágufalls- (is)
Irish: tabharthach (ga)
Italian: dativo (it)
Japanese: 与格 (ja) (yokaku)
Korean: please add this translation if you can
Latin: datīvus m
Norwegian: dativ (no) m
Old English: forġiefendlīċ
Polish: celownikowy (pl)
Portuguese: dativo (pt)
Russian: да́тельный (ru) (dátelʹnyj)
Sanskrit: please add this translation if you can
Scottish Gaelic: tabhartach
Slovene: dajalniški
Spanish: dativo (es)
Swedish: dativ (sv)
Thai: please add this translation if you can
Turkish: -e hâli (tr), datif (tr)
Ukrainian: дава́льний (uk) (daválʹnyj)
Vietnamese: dữ cách
Welsh: dadiol, derbyniol (cy)

capable of being disposed of at will

Dutch: begeven (nl)

removable

Dutch: afzetbaar (nl)

given by a judge

Catalan: datiu (ca)
Dutch: datief (nl)
Portuguese: dativo (pt)

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