Standard Lemma guide

comitative

adj · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˈkɑmətətəv/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈkɒmɪtətɪv/

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of, or relating to the grammatical case that is used in some languages to indicate accompaniment.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The comitative case, or a word in this case.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Latin comitātum (“that which is accompanied”).

Across languages

Translations

25 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: comitatief — indicating accompaniment
  • Estonian: kaasaütlev — indicating accompaniment
  • Estonian: komitatiiv — indicating accompaniment
  • Finnish: komitatiivinen — indicating accompaniment
  • German: Komitativ- — indicating accompaniment
  • German: komitativisch — indicating accompaniment
  • Italian: comitativo — indicating accompaniment
  • Portuguese: comitativo — indicating accompaniment
  • Russian: комитати́вный (komitatívnyj) — indicating accompaniment
  • Spanish: comitativo — indicating accompaniment
  • Dutch: comitatief — comitative case
  • Estonian: kaasaütlev — comitative case
  • Estonian: komitatiiv — comitative case
  • Finnish: komitatiivi — comitative case
  • Finnish: seuranto — comitative case
  • German: Komitativ — comitative case
  • Italian: comitativo — comitative case
  • Mongolian: хамтрахын тийн ялгал (xamtraxyn tiin jalgal) — comitative case
  • Mongolian: хамтрах (xamtrax) — comitative case
  • Portuguese: comitativo — comitative case
  • Russian: комитати́вный паде́ж (komitatívnyj padéž) — comitative case
  • Russian: комитати́в (komitatív) — comitative case
  • Northern Sami: komitatiiva — comitative case
  • Spanish: comitativo — comitative case
  • Turkish: birliktelik durumu — comitative case