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translative case

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

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noun

Meaning 1

a form of declension that indicates a change in the state of a noun; the Estonian, Finnish and Hungarian languages have such a case

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 變格 /变格 (biàngé) — case used to indicate a change in the state of a noun
  • Estonian: saav — case used to indicate a change in the state of a noun
  • Estonian: translatiiv — case used to indicate a change in the state of a noun
  • Finnish: translatiivi — case used to indicate a change in the state of a noun
  • Finnish: tulento — case used to indicate a change in the state of a noun
  • German: Translativ — case used to indicate a change in the state of a noun
  • Hungarian: translativus — case used to indicate a change in the state of a noun
  • Hungarian: translativus-factivus — case used to indicate a change in the state of a noun
  • Hungarian: translativus-factitivus — case used to indicate a change in the state of a noun
  • Hungarian: eredményeset — case used to indicate a change in the state of a noun
  • Icelandic: áhrifsfall — case used to indicate a change in the state of a noun
  • Japanese: 変格 (henkaku) — case used to indicate a change in the state of a noun
  • Polish: translativus — case used to indicate a change in the state of a noun
  • Portuguese: translativo — case used to indicate a change in the state of a noun
  • Russian: транслати́вный паде́ж (translatívnyj padéž) — case used to indicate a change in the state of a noun
  • Russian: транслати́в (translatív) — case used to indicate a change in the state of a noun
  • Spanish: translativo — case used to indicate a change in the state of a noun