dative

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The dative case
formed by two electrons contributed by one atom
Removable, as distinguished from perpetual; — said of an officer
Given by a judge, as distinguished from being cast upon a party by the law itself
Noting the case of a noun which expresses the remoter or indirect object, generally indicated in English by to or for with the objective
In one’s gift; capable of being disposed of at will and pleasure, as an office or other privilege
{a} the third of the six cases in grammar, used in actions of giving and restoring
Given by a magistrate, as distinguished from being cast upon a party by the law - Burril. Bouvier
In the grammar of some languages, for example Latin, the dative, or the dative case, is the case used for a noun when it is the indirect object of a verb, or when it comes after some prepositions. a particular form of a noun in some languages such as Latin and German, which shows that the noun is the indirect object of a verb (dativus , from dare )
Removable, as distinguished from perpetual; said of an officer
the category of nouns serving as the indirect object of a verb
See Dative, a
In ones gift; capable of being disposed of at will and pleasure, as an office
Given by a magistrate, as distinguished from being cast upon a party by the law
Removable, as distinguished from perpetual; - said of an officer
Noting the case of a noun which expresses the remoter object, and is generally indicated in English by to or for with the objective
{i} word that indicates the indirect object (Grammer)
In one's gift; capable of being disposed of at will and pleasure, as an office
dative bond
coordinate bond
dative bonds
plural form of dative bond
dative case
: case used to express direction towards an indirect object—the receiver—and is generally indicated in English by to or for with the objective
dative cases
plural form of dative case
dative executor
One appointed by the judge of probate, his office answering to that of an administrator
dative of purpose
A specific use of the dative case in this way

This poem is filled with datives of purpose.

dative of purpose
The dative case in its use to indicate purpose

The dative of purpose is rare in this type of writing.

dative-case
Attributive form of dative case, noun

a dative-case noun.

dative.
semipolar
ethic dative
In Latin and some other languages the use of the dative case of a pronoun to signify that the person (or thing) being referred to is regarded with interest
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

Example. I'll rhyme you so eight years together, - As You Like It, iii. 2.

dative

    Hyphenation

    da·tive

    Pronunciation

    Etymology

    () From Latin dativus (appropriate to giving), itself from datus (the past participle of dō (“I give”)) + -ivus '-ive'.
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