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語源

From Latin datīvus (“appropriate for giving”), itself from datus (the past participle of dō (“to give”)) + -īvus (“-ive”).

発音

• enPR: dāt'ĭv, IPA: /ˈdeɪtɪv/
• 韻: -eɪtɪv

形容詞

dative (not comparable)

1. (grammar) Denoting the case of a noun which expresses the remoter or indirect object, generally indicated in English by to or for with the objective.
2. (obsolete, law) In one’s gift; capable of being disposed of at will and pleasure, as an office or other privilege.
3. (obsolete, law) Removable, as distinguished from perpetual; — said of an officer.
4. (obsolete, law) Given by a judge, as distinguished from being cast upon a party by the law itself.
5. (sciences) Formed by two electrons contributed by one atom; see dative bond.
6. (mathematics, obsolete) Given in advance; not needed to be calculated.

   Antonym: quesitive

派生語

名詞

dative (plural datives)

1. (grammar) The dative case.
2. (grammar) A word inflected in the dative case.

派生語

アナグラム

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