comitative case

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Definition of comitative case in English English dictionary

Noun case used to denote companionship. In English, this is usually expressed by the prepositional phrase in company with, together with or with, as in "with the house." Languages that use the comitative case include Estonian, Finnish, Hungarian, Inari Sami, Northern Sami, Skolt Sami, and Quechua. It is also found in many Australian Aboriginal languages, where it is commonly used to form names of places and languages

Related Terms

comitative cases

plural form of comitative case

Hyphenation

co·mi·ta·tive case