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comparative case

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A case used to mark a likeness to something, or that two things have the same quantity of something. It corresponds roughly to the English adverb "like". Languages that use the comparative case include Mari, Nivkh, and Chechen.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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  • Bulgarian: сравнителен падеж (sravnitelen padež) — case used to mark a likeness to something
  • Chechen: дустург дожар (dusturg dožar) — case used to mark a likeness to something
  • Georgian: შედარებითი ბრუნვა (šedarebiti brunva) — case used to mark a likeness to something
  • Russian: сравни́тельный паде́ж (sravnítelʹnyj padéž) — case used to mark a likeness to something