dative case
1Dative case — The dative case (abbreviated dat, or sometimes d when it is a core argument) is a grammatical case generally used to indicate the noun to whom something is given, as in George gave Jamie a drink . In general, the dative marks the indirect object… …
2dative case — noun the category of nouns serving as the indirect object of a verb • Syn: ↑dative • Hypernyms: ↑oblique, ↑oblique case …
3dative case — noun case used to express direction towards an indirect object the receiver and is generally indicated in English by to or for with the objective. : They gave gifts to the sailors. : They give water to the plants …
4dative case — Auipa ewa …
5dative — [dāt′iv] adj. [ME < L dativus, relating to giving < datus (see DATE1); its grammatical use in LL ( casus) dativus, dat. (case), translates Gr dotikē] Gram. designating, of, or in the case of the indirect object of a finite verb n. 1. the… …
6dative Grammar — [ deɪtɪv] adjective (in Latin, Greek, German, etc.) denoting a case of nouns and pronouns indicating an indirect object or recipient. noun a word in the dative case. Origin ME: from L. (casus) dativus (case) of giving , from dat , dare give …
7Dative — Da tive, n. [L. dativus.] The dative case. See {Dative}, a., 1. [1913 Webster] …
8Dative — has several meanings.*In grammar, the dative case is used to indicate the noun to whom something is given. *In chemistry, a dative bond (also known as a coordinate covalent bond) is a chemical bond in which the shared electrons come from one atom …
9dative — (adj.) mid 15c., from L. dativus pertaining to giving, from datus given (see DATE (Cf. date) (n.1)); in grammatical use from Gk. dotike (ptosis) dative (case), from dotikos of giving nature, from dotos given, from PIE root *do …
10Dative construction — The dative construction is a grammatical way of constructing a sentence, with the subject in the dative case and the direct object in the nominative case. A sentence is also said to be in dative construction if the subject and the object (direct… …
