allative

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(al′ə tiv)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
al•la•tive  (al′ə tiv),USA pronunciation [Gram.]
adj. 
  1. Grammarnoting a case, as in Finnish, whose distinctive function is to indicate place to or toward which.

n. 
  1. Grammarthe allative case.
  • Latin allāt(us) (al- al- + lātus suppletive past participle of ferre to bring; compare alley1) + -ive
  • 1860–65


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