elative case

noun

The case used to indicate movement out of something; for example, out of the house. Some languages that make use of the elative are Finnish, Hungarian, and Estonian.

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Meanings

nounelative case (plural elative cases)

plural elative cases

  1. grammarThe case used to indicate movement out of something; for example, out of the house. Some languages that make use of the elative are Finnish, Hungarian, and Estonian.

Translations

Catalan elatiu
  • elatiucase used to indicate movement out of something
Chinese Mandarin 出格
  • 出格 (chūgé)case used to indicate movement out of something
Dutch elatief, elatieve naamval
  • elatiefcase used to indicate movement out of something
  • elatieve naamvalcase used to indicate movement out of something
Estonian elatiiv, seestütlev
  • elatiivcase used to indicate movement out of something
  • seestütlevcase used to indicate movement out of something
Finnish elatiivi, sisäeronto
  • elatiivicase used to indicate movement out of something
  • sisäerontocase used to indicate movement out of something
French élatif
  • élatifcase used to indicate movement out of something
German Elativ
  • Elativcase used to indicate movement out of something
Hungarian elativus
  • elativuscase used to indicate movement out of something
Icelandic úrferðarfall
  • úrferðarfallcase used to indicate movement out of something
Irish an tuiseal éalaitheach
  • an tuiseal éalaitheachcase used to indicate movement out of something
Japanese 出格
  • 出格 (shukkaku)case used to indicate movement out of something
Latin casus elativus
  • casus elativuscase used to indicate movement out of something
Polish elativus
  • elativuscase used to indicate movement out of something
Portuguese elativo, caso elativo
  • elativocase used to indicate movement out of something
  • caso elativocase used to indicate movement out of something
Russian элати́в, эляти́в
  • элати́в (elatív)case used to indicate movement out of something
  • эляти́в (eljatív)case used to indicate movement out of something
  • исхо́дный паде́ж (isxódnyj padéž)case used to indicate movement out of something
Spanish caso elativo
  • caso elativocase used to indicate movement out of something
Swedish elativ
  • elativcase used to indicate movement out of something
Vietnamese xuất cách
  • xuất cáchcase used to indicate movement out of something
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APA

elative case. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/elative%20case

MLA

“elative case.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/elative%20case. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “elative case,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/elative%20case.

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