dative

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

54 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Arabic: مفعول لأجله — grammar: noting the case of noun which expresses indirect object
• Armenian: տրական (trakan) — grammar: noting the case of noun which expresses indirect object
• Basque: datibo — grammar: noting the case of noun which expresses indirect object
• Belarusian: дава́льны (daválʹny) — grammar: noting the case of noun which expresses indirect object
• Bulgarian: да́телен (dátelen) — grammar: noting the case of noun which expresses indirect object
• Catalan: datiu — grammar: noting the case of noun which expresses indirect object
• Chinese Mandarin: 第三格 (dìsāngé) — grammar: noting the case of noun which expresses indirect object
• Chinese Mandarin: 與格 /与格 (yǔgé) — grammar: noting the case of noun which expresses indirect object
• Czech: dativní — grammar: noting the case of noun which expresses indirect object
• Danish: dativ — grammar: noting the case of noun which expresses indirect object
• Dutch: in de datief — grammar: noting the case of noun which expresses indirect object
• Esperanto: dativa — grammar: noting the case of noun which expresses indirect object
• Faroese: hvørjumfals- — grammar: noting the case of noun which expresses indirect object
• Finnish: datiivinen — grammar: noting the case of noun which expresses indirect object
• Finnish: datiivi- — grammar: noting the case of noun which expresses indirect object
• French: datif — grammar: noting the case of noun which expresses indirect object
• Galician: dativo — grammar: noting the case of noun which expresses indirect object
• Georgian: მიცემითი (micemiti) — grammar: noting the case of noun which expresses indirect object
• German: Dativ- — grammar: noting the case of noun which expresses indirect object
• German: dativisch — grammar: noting the case of noun which expresses indirect object
• Greek: δοτική (dotikí) — grammar: noting the case of noun which expresses indirect object
• Ancient Greek: δοτική (dotikḗ) — grammar: noting the case of noun which expresses indirect object
• Hungarian: részeshatározó — grammar: noting the case of noun which expresses indirect object
• Hungarian: részeshatározós — grammar: noting the case of noun which expresses indirect object
• Hungarian: részeshatározói — grammar: noting the case of noun which expresses indirect object
• Icelandic: þágufalls- — grammar: noting the case of noun which expresses indirect object
• Indonesian: datif — grammar: noting the case of noun which expresses indirect object
• Irish: tabharthach — grammar: noting the case of noun which expresses indirect object
• Italian: dativo — grammar: noting the case of noun which expresses indirect object
• Japanese: 与格 (yokaku) — grammar: noting the case of noun which expresses indirect object
• Latin: datīvus — grammar: noting the case of noun which expresses indirect object
• Norwegian: dativ — grammar: noting the case of noun which expresses indirect object
• Old English: forġiefendlīċ — grammar: noting the case of noun which expresses indirect object
• Polish: celownikowy — grammar: noting the case of noun which expresses indirect object
• Portuguese: dativo — grammar: noting the case of noun which expresses indirect object
• Russian: да́тельный (dátelʹnyj) — grammar: noting the case of noun which expresses indirect object
• Scottish Gaelic: tabhartach — grammar: noting the case of noun which expresses indirect object
• Slovene: dajalniški — grammar: noting the case of noun which expresses indirect object
• Spanish: dativo — grammar: noting the case of noun which expresses indirect object
• Swedish: dativ — grammar: noting the case of noun which expresses indirect object
• Turkish: -e hâli — grammar: noting the case of noun which expresses indirect object
• Turkish: datif — grammar: noting the case of noun which expresses indirect object
• Ukrainian: дава́льний (daválʹnyj) — grammar: noting the case of noun which expresses indirect object
• Vietnamese: dữ cách — grammar: noting the case of noun which expresses indirect object
• Vietnamese: tặng cách — grammar: noting the case of noun which expresses indirect object
• Welsh: dadiol — grammar: noting the case of noun which expresses indirect object
• Welsh: derbyniol — grammar: noting the case of noun which expresses indirect object
• Dutch: begeven — capable of being disposed of at will
• Dutch: afzetbaar — removable
• Catalan: datiu — given by a judge
• Dutch: datief — given by a judge
• Portuguese: dativo — given by a judge
• Finnish: datiivissa oleva sana — word in the dative
• German: Dativ — word in the dative