ablatival

English

Etymology

From ablative +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌæb.ləˈtaɪ.vl̩/
  • Rhymes: -aɪvəl

Adjective

ablatival (not comparable)

  1. (grammar) Of or pertaining to the ablative case. [Mid 19th century.][1]

References

  1. ^ Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “ablatival”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 5.
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