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substantive case

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

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noun

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A case of second objects, being a derivation of the comparative case but intended for larger, more substantial objects, and used to join or combine one thing with another. It corresponds roughly to a variation of the accusative case: I understood him (him in the substantive case rather than the accusative, since no action is performed on the object). Languages that use the substantive case include Chechen and Ingush.

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  • Chechen: хотталург дожар (xottalurg dožar) — case of second objects, being a derivation of the comparative case but intended for larger, more substantial objects
  • Ingush: хотталура дожар (xottalura dožar) — case of second objects, being a derivation of the comparative case but intended for larger, more substantial objects
  • Polish: substantyw — case of second objects, being a derivation of the comparative case but intended for larger, more substantial objects
  • Russian: веще́ственный паде́ж (veščéstvennyj padéž) — case of second objects, being a derivation of the comparative case but intended for larger, more substantial objects