the grammatical case, or a word used in the case, that in certain languages denotes movement towards something
adjective
2.
relating to the grammatical case that in certain languages denotes movement towardssomething
allative in American English
(ˈælətɪv)
Grammar
adjective
1.
noting a case, as in Finnish, whose distinctive function is to indicate place to or toward which
noun
2.
the allative case
Word origin
[1860–65; ‹ L allāt(us) (al-al- + lātus suppletive ptp. of ferre to bring; cf. alley1) + -ive]This word is first recorded in the period 1860–65. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Paleolithic, monism, mutualism, pop-up, prep-ive is a suffix of adjectives (and nouns of adjectival origin) expressing tendency, disposition,function, connection, etc. Other words that use the affix -ive include: active, corrective, detective, passive, sportive