dative

[ dey-tiv ]

/ ˈdeɪ tɪv /

Grammar

adjective

(in certain inflected languages, as Latin, Greek, and German) noting a case having as a distinctive function indication of the indirect object of a verb or the object of certain prepositions.

noun

the dative case.

a word or form in that case, as Latin regi in regi haec dicite meaning “tell this to the king.”

Origin of dative

1400–50; late Middle English datif<Latin datīvus (casus) dative (case), equivalent to dat(us) given (see date¹) + -īvus-ive; translation of Greek dotikḗ (ptôsis)

OTHER WORDS FROM dative

da·ti·val

[dey-tahy-vuhl], /deɪˈtaɪ vəl/, adjectiveda·tive·ly, adverbnon·da·ti·val, adjective

Words nearby dative

date stamp, dating, dating agency, dating bar, dating nail, dative, dative bond, dato, datolite, Datong, datu

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Example sentences from the Web for dative

Either accusative or dative would be acceptable enough with latere.
The Last Poems of Ovid|Ovid
Of the other cases, the dative and accusative occur most frequently with prepositions.
Anglo-Saxon Grammar and Exercise Book|C. Alphonso Smith
Swa ibruce &c., As surely as I possess my kingdom: brcan usually takes a genitive; here with dative or accusative.
Selections from Early Middle English 1130-1250: Part II: Notes|Various
The sense of the word is abverbial; its form, however, is that of a dative case.
A Handbook of the English Language|Robert Gordon Latham

Probably folc should be taken as dative, or folke should be read; and sends it to the people and thereby betokens &c.
Selections from Early Middle English 1130-1250: Part II: Notes|Various

British Dictionary definitions for dative

dative

/ (ˈdeɪtɪv) grammar /

adjective

denoting a case of nouns, pronouns, and adjectives used to express the indirect object, to identify the recipients, and for other purposes

noun

the dative case
a word or speech element in this case

Derived forms of dative

datival (deɪˈtaɪvəl), adjectivedatively, adverb

Word Origin for dative

C15: from Latin datīvus, from dare to give; translation of Greek dotikos

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单词	dative
释义	dative [ dey-tiv ] / ˈdeɪ tɪv / Grammar adjective (in certain inflected languages, as Latin, Greek, and German) noting a case having as a distinctive function indication of the indirect object of a verb or the object of certain prepositions. noun the dative case. a word or form in that case, as Latin regi in regi haec dicite meaning “tell this to the king.” Origin of dative 1400–50; late Middle English datif<Latin datīvus (casus) dative (case), equivalent to dat(us) given (see date¹) + -īvus-ive; translation of Greek dotikḗ (ptôsis) OTHER WORDS FROM dative da·ti·val [dey-tahy-vuhl], /deɪˈtaɪ vəl/, adjectiveda·tive·ly, adverbnon·da·ti·val, adjective Words nearby dative date stamp, dating, dating agency, dating bar, dating nail, dative, dative bond, dato, datolite, Datong, datu Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for dative Either accusative or dative would be acceptable enough with latere. The Last Poems of Ovid\|Ovid Of the other cases, the dative and accusative occur most frequently with prepositions. Anglo-Saxon Grammar and Exercise Book\|C. Alphonso Smith Swa ibruce &c., As surely as I possess my kingdom: brcan usually takes a genitive; here with dative or accusative. Selections from Early Middle English 1130-1250: Part II: Notes\|Various The sense of the word is abverbial; its form, however, is that of a dative case. A Handbook of the English Language\|Robert Gordon Latham Probably folc should be taken as dative, or folke should be read; and sends it to the people and thereby betokens &c. Selections from Early Middle English 1130-1250: Part II: Notes\|Various British Dictionary definitions for dative dative / (ˈdeɪtɪv) grammar / adjective denoting a case of nouns, pronouns, and adjectives used to express the indirect object, to identify the recipients, and for other purposes noun the dative case a word or speech element in this case Derived forms of dative datival (deɪˈtaɪvəl), adjectivedatively, adverb Word Origin for dative C15: from Latin datīvus, from dare to give; translation of Greek dotikos Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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