Phrase guide

equative case

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

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noun

Meaning 1

A noun case in certain languages, including Ossetian and Sumerian, used to indicate likeness to something. In English grammar, it corresponds roughly to the use in English of prepositions like, as.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

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12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Breton: troad ekwativel — grammatical case
  • Danish: ækvalis — grammatical case
  • Finnish: ekvatiivi — grammatical case
  • French: équatif — grammatical case
  • Georgian: ეკვატივი (eḳvaṭivi) — grammatical case
  • Georgian: დანიშნულებითი ბრუნვა (danišnulebiti brunva) — grammatical case
  • Georgian: დანიშნულებითი (danišnulebiti) — grammatical case
  • German: Äquativ — grammatical case
  • Mongolian: хэмжихийн тийн ялгал (xemžixiin tiin jalgal) — grammatical case
  • Mongolian: хэмжих (xemžix) — grammatical case
  • Russian: эквати́в (ekvatív) — grammatical case
  • Swedish: ekvativ — grammatical case