Definition
Elative case is a case expressing motion out of or away from the referent of the noun it marks.
Discussion
The term elative case is used especially in studies of Finno-Ugric grammar.
Sources 4
- Lyons 1968, 299
- Pei and Gaynor 1954, 64
- Crystal 1985, 106
- Gove 1966, 730