Definition of Dativ. Meaning of Dativ. Synonyms of Dativ

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Definition of Dativ

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Consolidative
Consolidative Con*sol"i*da*tive, a. [Cf. F. consolidatif.] Tending or having power to consolidate; healing.
Dative
Dative Da"tive, n. [L. dativus.] The dative case. See Dative, a., 1.
dative infinitive
Gerund Ger"und, n. [L. gerundium, fr. gerere to bear, carry, perform. See Gest a deed, Jest.] (Lat. Gram.) 1. A kind of verbal noun, having only the four oblique cases of the singular number, and governing cases like a participle. 2. (AS. Gram.) A verbal noun ending in -e, preceded by to and usually denoting purpose or end; -- called also the dative infinitive; as, ``Ic h[ae]bbe mete t[^o] etanne' (I have meat to eat.) In Modern English the name has been applied to verbal or participal nouns in -ing denoting a transitive action; e. g., by throwing a stone.
Datively
Datively Da"tive*ly, adv. As a gift. [R.]
Elucidative
Elucidative E*lu"ci*da`tive, a. Making clear; tending to elucidate; as, an elucidative note.
Laudative
Laudative Laud"a*tive, a. [L. laudativus laudatory: cf. F. laudatif.] Laudatory.
Laudative
Laudative Laud"a*tive, n. A panegyric; a eulogy. [Obs.] --Bacon.
Quiddative
Quiddative Quid"da*tive, a. [See Quiddity.] Constituting, or containing, the essence of a thing; quidditative.
Recommendative
Recommendative Rec`om*mend"a*tive (-m?nd"?*t?v), n. That which recommends; a recommendation. [Obs.]
Retardative
Retardative Re*tard"a*tive, a. [Cf. F. retardatif.] Tending, or serving, to retard.
Sedative
Sedative Sed"a*tive, n. (Med.) A remedy which allays irritability and irritation, and irritative activity or pain.

Meaning of Dativ from wikipedia

- phrase using "to": "he gave a book to me". In general, the dative (German: Dativ) is used to mark the indirect object of a German sentence. For example:...
- Der Dativ ist dem Genitiv sein Tod (English: The Dative is the Death of the Genitive) is a series of books by Bastian Sick which deal in an entertaining...
- print by Kiepenheuer & Witsch in Cologne. The title of the book called Der Dativ ist dem Genitiv sein Tod (literally The Dative is to the Genitive its Death)...
- adjuncts, possession, prepositions of motion, time and location 3. třetí pád dativ dative Indirect objects, prepositions of motion 4. čtvrtý pád akuzativ accusative...
- uses cartoons to explain the problems presented by their poor usage. Der Dativ ist dem Genitiv sein Tod Linguistic prescription Standard English Lynne...
- There are seven cases: nominative (nominatīvs) genitive (ģenitīvs) dative (datīvs) accusative (akuzatīvs) instrumental (instrumentālis) locative (lokatīvs)...
- found. The construction is deliberately used as a pun in the title of Der Dativ ist dem Genitiv sein Tod (lit. The dative is to the genitive its death instead...
- the nominative. Dative forms with the ending -e, known in German as the Dativ-e (dem Gotte, dem Manne) are mostly restricted to formal usage, but widely...
- April 27, 2014. Retrieved November 24, 2013. a. Sick, Bastian (2004). Der Dativ ist dem Genetiv sein Tod (in German). Kiepenheuer & Witsch. pp. 131–135...
- obsolete by modern formulations. There is a well-known German saying "Der Dativ ist dem Genitiv sein Tod" (The dative case is the death of the genitive...