sublative
English
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -eɪtɪv
Noun
sublative (uncountable)
- A case of nouns in Finno-Ugric languages used to express the destination of movement, originally onto the surface of something (e.g. climb onto a tree), and, by extension, in other figurative meanings as well (e.g. to university).
Adjective
sublative (comparative more sublative, superlative most sublative)
- Having power, or tending, to take away.
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