ethic dative

A form of ethical dative — A form of the dative case applied to pronouns; used (in Latin and some other languages, but rare in English) to show a certain interest felt by the person indicated.

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Meanings

nounethic dative (plural ethic datives)

plural ethic datives

  1. alternativegrammarAlternative form of ethical dative.
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