equative case

noun

A noun case in certain languages, including Ossetian and Sumerian, used to indicate likeness to something. In English grammar, it corresponds roughly to the use in English of prepositions like, as.

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Meanings

nounequative case (plural equative cases)

plural equative cases

  1. grammarA noun case in certain languages, including Ossetian and Sumerian, used to indicate likeness to something. In English grammar, it corresponds roughly to the use in English of prepositions like, as.

Translations

Danish ækvalis
  • ækvalisgrammatical case
Finnish ekvatiivi
  • ekvatiivigrammatical case
French équatif
  • équatifgrammatical case
German Äquativ
  • Äquativgrammatical case
Russian эквати́в
  • эквати́в (ekvatív)grammatical case
Swedish ekvativ
  • ekvativgrammatical case
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APA

equative case. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/equative%20case

MLA

“equative case.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/equative%20case. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “equative case,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/equative%20case.

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