similative case

noun

A noun case used to indicate likeness, resemblance, or similarity. In English, this is usually expressed by the phrase is similar to or is like or looks like, as in "That bird looks like a robin." Languages that use the similative case include Old Turkic.

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Meanings

nounsimilative case (plural similative cases)

plural similative cases

  1. grammarA noun case used to indicate likeness, resemblance, or similarity. In English, this is usually expressed by the phrase is similar to or is like or looks like, as in "That bird looks like a robin." Languages that use the similative case include Old Turkic.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “similative case,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/similative%20case.

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