The Definition of Ablative

ab·la·tive1 /ˈæblətɪv/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[ab-luh-tiv] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation Grammar
–adjective 1. (in some inflected languages) noting a case that has among its functions the indication of place from which or, as in Latin, place in which, manner, means, instrument, or agent.
–noun 2. the ablative case.
3. a word in that case, as Troiā in Latin Aenéas Troiā vénit, “Aeneas came from Troy.”


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[Origin: 1400–50; late ME < L ablātīvus. See ablate, -ive]

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ab·la·ti·val /ˌæbləˈtaɪvəl/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[ab-luh-tahy-vuhl] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation, adjective
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