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Noun
elative

#grammar In Semitic languages, the �adjective of superiority.� In some languages such as Arabic, the concepts of comparative and superlative degree of an adjective are merged into a single form, the elative. How this form is understood or translated depends upon context and definiteness. In the absence of comparison, the elative conveys the notion of �greatest�, �supreme.�
#:The elative of ARchar|�ب�ر (kabí:r, "big") is ARchar|ا�بر|أ�بر (�ákbar, �bigger/biggest�, �greater/greatest�).
#grammar In Finno-Ugric languages, one of the locative cases. The elative case is a noun case that expresses �out of,� as in Finnish talosta, Hungarian házból (�out of the house�). Its opposite is the illative case (�into�).

Translations
elative degree (of an adjective)

Arabic: ARchar|ا�ع�|أ��ع��� IPAchar|(�áf�alu) m, ARchar|�ع��|��ع���� IPAchar|(fú�la) f, ARchar|�ع�|��ع��� IPAchar|(fú�alun) p
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Latin: elativus m

Translations
elative case (of a noun)

Finnish: elatiivi
French: élatif m
German: Elativ m
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Japanese: �格 (�����, shukkaku)
Russian: �ла�ив (elatív) m, �л��ив (eljatív) m
Spanish: caso elativo m

See also
absolute
comparative
elative case
superlative
three degrees of comparison

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• 2007-02-10 17:22 - RobotGMwikt - robot Adding: [[tr:elative]]

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