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elative
[ ee-luh-tiv, el-uh- ]
adjective
- noting a case, as in Finnish, whose function is to indicate motion out of or away from.
noun
- an elative case.
- an adjectival form, as in Arabic, denoting intensity or superiority, approximately equivalent to the comparative and superlative of other languages.
elative
/ ˈiːlətɪv /
adjective
- (in the grammar of Finnish and other languages) denoting a case of nouns expressing a relation of motion or direction, usually translated by the English prepositions out of or away from Compare illative
noun
- the elative case
- an elative word or speech element
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of elative1
C19: from Latin ēlātus, past participle of efferre to carry out; see elate
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