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Ablative Case

Definition

Ablative case is a case that expresses a variety of meanings including:

  • instrument
  • cause
  • location
  • source
  • time

Discussion

The term ablative case is used especially in Latin grammar.

Sources 5

  1. Crystal 1980, 7
  2. Hartmann and Stork 1972, 1
  3. Pei and Gaynor 1954, 3
  4. Lyons 1968, 299
  5. Mish 1991, 45
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