Sublative
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /səˈbleɪtɪv/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Sublative is a noun meaning (grammar) Of or relating to the sublative case.
Meaning
(grammar) Of or relating to the sublative case.
More Meanings
- Having power, or tending, to take away.
- (grammar) 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, or about (a subject)).
Example Sentences
Cessation dependent on a sublative act of the mind
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include softsub, subsidence, subsidation, soft sub, sink, upslant.
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