dativ

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See also: Dativ, datív, and datīv

Czech

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin datīvus (appropriate for giving), from datus (the past participle of (I give)) + -īvus (-ive).

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Noun

dativ m inan

  1. (grammar) dative, dative case
    Synonyms: třetí pád, bližník, davatel, darovník, darník

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Danish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Latin (cāsus) datīvus (dative )

Pronunciation

Noun

dativ c (singular definite dativen, plural indefinite dativer)
(grammar)

  1. (singular only) the dative case, the dative (the grammatical case)
    Synonyms: hensynsfald n (rare), tredje kasus c (literally third case)
  2. (countable) a dative form, a dative (a term declined for the dative case, a word in the dative case)
    Synonym: hensynsform c (rare)

Usage notes

  • The first (singular-only) sense is also historically attested in the neuter, in the definite nominative singular form dativet.

Declension

Declension of dativ
common
gender
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative dativ dativen dativer dativerne
genitive dativs dativens dativers dativernes

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin dativus.

Pronunciation

Noun

dativ m (definite singular dativen, uncountable)

  1. (grammar) dative case

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Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dativus.

Noun

dativ n (plural dative)

  1. the dative case

Declension

Declension of dativ
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative dativ dativul dative dativele
genitive-dative dativ dativului dative dativelor
vocative dativule dativelor

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Latin dativus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dǎːtiːʋ/
  • Hyphenation: da‧tiv

Noun

dátīv m inan (Cyrillic spelling да́тӣв)

  1. (grammar) the dative case

Declension

Declension of dativ
singular plural
nominative dativ dativi
genitive dativa dativa
dative dativu dativima
accusative dativ dative
vocative dative dativi
locative dativu dativima
instrumental dativom dativima

References

  • dativ”, in Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Slovene

Pronunciation

Noun

dȃtiv m inan

  1. (grammar) dative case
    Synonym: dajalnik

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This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dativus (appropriate for giving), from dare (to give).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdɑːtiːv/, /ˈdɑːˌtiːv/

Noun

dativ c

  1. the grammatical case dative

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