dativ

See also: Dativ, datív, and datīv

Czech

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdatɪf]
• IPA^(key): [ˈdatiːf]

Noun

dativ m inan

1. (grammar) dative, dative case

   Synonyms: třetí pád, bližník, davatel, darovník, darník

Declension

Declension of dativ (hard masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	dativ	dativy
genitive	dativu	dativů
dative	dativu	dativům
accusative	dativ	dativy
vocative	dative	dativy
locative	dativě, dativu	dativech
instrumental	dativem	dativy

Further reading

• “dativ”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935-1957
• “dativ”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “dativ”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Danish

Alternative forms

• dativus (obsolete)
• dat. (abbreviation)

Etymology

Latin (cāsus) datīvus (“dative [case]”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdæːˌtiwˀ]
• (historically) IPA^(key): [ˈdaˑˌtiˀv]

Noun

dativ c (singular definite dativen, plural indefinite dativer)
(grammar)

1. (singular only) the dative case, the dative (the grammatical case)

   Synonyms: hensynsfald n (rare), [den] tredje kasus c (literally “[the] third case”)

2. (countable) a dative form, a dative (a term declined for the dative case, a word in the dative case)

   Synonym: hensynsform c (rare)

Usage notes

• The first (singular-only) sense is also historically attested in the neuter, in the definite nominative singular form dativet.

Declension

Declension of dativ

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	dativ	dativen	dativer	dativerne
genitive	dativs	dativens	dativers	dativernes

Derived terms

• dativobjekt n
• etisk dativ c
• henseendens dativ c

 

Related terms

• datum n

See also

• ablativ c
• afhængighedsfald n
• akkusativ c
• ejefald n
• fald n
• genitiv c
• kasus c
• kasusbøjning c
• lokativ c
• nominativ c
• nævnefald n
• vokativ c

 

Further reading

• “dativ” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “Dativ” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin dativus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɑːtɪʋ/

Noun

dativ m (definite singular dativen, uncountable)

1. (grammar) dative case

References

• “dativ” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dativus.

Noun

dativ n (plural dative)

1. the dative case

Declension

Declension of dativ

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) dativ	dativul	(niște) dative	dativele
genitive/dative	(unui) dativ	dativului	(unor) dative	dativelor
vocative	dativule		dativelor

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Latin dativus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dǎːtiːʋ/
• Hyphenation: da‧tiv

Noun

dátīv m (Cyrillic spelling да́тӣв)

1. (grammar) the dative case

Declension

Declension of dativ

	singular	plural
nominative	dativ	dativi
genitive	dativa	dativa
dative	dativu	dativima
accusative	dativ	dative
vocative	dative	dativi
locative	dativu	dativima
instrumental	dativom	dativima

References

• “dativ” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Slovene

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dáːtiʋ/

Noun

dȃtiv m inan

1. (grammar) dative case

   Synonym: dajalnik

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dativus (“appropriate for giving”), from dare (“to give”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɑːtiːv/, /ˈdɑːˌtiːv/

Noun

dativ c

1. the grammatical case dative

Declension

Declension of dativ
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	dativ	dativen	dativer	dativerna
Genitive	dativs	dativens	dativers	dativernas

Hypernyms

• kasus

Derived terms

Compounds

• dativobjekt

Anagrams

• vidta