DATIVE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The category of nouns serving as the indirect object of a verb

Synonyms:

dative; dative case

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("dative" is a kind of...):

oblique; oblique case (any grammatical case other than the nominative)

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