ablative
n.
(Grammar) grammatical case that indicates direction or location or agency (such as "at home"
adj.
(Grammar) of or pertaining to the ablative case (used to indicate direction, location, or agency)
Ablative case
For the physical process, see
ablation. For the spacecraft technology, see
ablative armor. In
linguistics, ablative case (
abbreviated ABL) is a name given to
cases in various languages whose common thread is that they mark motion away from something, though the details in each language may differ. The name "ablative" is derived from the
Latin ablatus, the (irregular) past participle of auferre "to carry away".
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ablative
Noun
1. the case indicating the agent in passive sentences or the instrument or manner or place of the action described by the verb
(synonym) ablative case
(hypernym) oblique, oblique case
Adjective
1. relating to the ablative case
(pertainym) ablative case
(classification) linguistics
2. tending to ablate; i.e. to be removed or vaporized at very high temperature; "ablative material on a rocket cone"
(similar) subtractive
Ablativ (der)
n.
ablative, grammatical case that indicates direction or location or agency (Grammar)
ablativ
adj.
ablative, (Grammar) of or pertaining to the ablative case (used to indicate direction, location, or agency)
adv.
ablatively, (Grammar) by means of the ablative case (used to indicate direction, location, or agency)
ablatif
adj.
(Grammar) ablative, of or pertaining to the ablative case (used to indicate direction, location, or agency)