allative

/əˈleɪ.ɪtɪv/

Definitions

1. adjective

relating to or denoting a grammatical case that indicates movement towards a place or destination

“The linguist studied the allative case in several ancient languages.”

2. noun

a grammatical case that indicates movement towards a place or destination

“The allative is one of the cases in the ancient language.”

3. noun

a suffix forming nouns denoting places or destinations

“The allative suffix is used to form words like “house” and “shop”.”

Synonyms

  • dative
  • directive

Antonyms

  • ablative
  • separative