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ELATIVE
Etymology 1
Noun
elative (plural elatives)
(grammar) In Semitic languages, the āadjective degree of superiority.ā In some languages such as Arabic, the concepts of comparative and superlative degree of an adjective are merged into a single form, the elative. How this form is understood or translated depends upon context and definiteness. In the absence of comparison, the elative conveys the notion of āgreatestā, āsupreme.ā
Etymology 2
Noun
elative (plural elatives)
(grammar) In Finno-Ugric languages, one of the locative cases, expressing āout of,ā or āfromā as in Finnish talosta, Hungarian hĆ”zbĆ³l (āout of the houseā). Its opposite is the illative case (āintoā). In Finnish, the case form is used also to express "out of" or "proximity" in a figurative sense which in English is often conveyed by the word "about".
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• Alevite
Source: Wiktionary
E*la"tive, a. (Gram.)
Definition: Raised; lifted up; -- a term applied to what is also called the absolute superlative, denoting a high or intense degree of a quality, but not excluding the idea that an equal degree may exist in other cases.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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22 February 2025
ANALYSIS
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., āthe father of the brideā instead of āthe brideās fatherā
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