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ablative

nounmasculinetécnico/ɐ.blɐ.ˈti.vu/técnico

a·bla·ti·vo

Definition

Grammatical case found in some languages (such as Latin) that expresses, among other relations, means, instrument, origin, or separation.
In Latin, the ablative case has many uses.
'With a sword' would be expressed using the ablative in Latin.
Common collocations
ablative caseablative form

Etymology

Do latim 'ablativus' (caso gramatical).

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