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ethical dative

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

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noun

Meaning 1

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

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16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: ети́чен дати́в (etíčen datív) — form of the dative case
  • Bulgarian: ети́чен да́телен паде́ж (etíčen dátelen padéž) — form of the dative case
  • Catalan: datiu ètic — form of the dative case
  • Finnish: eettinen datiivi — form of the dative case
  • Finnish: näkökulman datiivi — form of the dative case
  • French: datif éthique — form of the dative case
  • Italian: dativo etico — form of the dative case
  • Japanese: 倫理与格 (rinri yokaku) — form of the dative case
  • Japanese: 心性的与格 (shinseiteki yokaku) — form of the dative case
  • Latin: datīvus ēthicus — form of the dative case
  • Limburgish: ethischen datief — form of the dative case
  • Polish: celownik etyczny — form of the dative case
  • Polish: dativus ethicus — form of the dative case
  • Portuguese: dativo ético — form of the dative case
  • Romanian: dativ etic — form of the dative case
  • Spanish: dativo ético — form of the dative case