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Essive vs Lative - What's the difference?

essive | lative |

In grammar terms the difference between essive and lative

is that essive is the essive case, or a word in that case while lative is a case of verbs, found in the Uralic and Northern Caucasian languages, used to indicate motion to a location; in the Northern Caucasian languages, the lative also takes up functions of the dative case.

As an adjective essive

is of, or relating to the grammatical case that in some languages indicates existence in a state or capacity.

essive

English

(wikipedia essive)

Adjective

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  • (grammar) of, or relating to the grammatical case that in some languages indicates existence in a state or capacity
  • (rare) indicating a temporary state of being.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (grammar) the essive case, or a word in that case

    • Derived terms

    * essive-formal * essive-modal

    Anagrams

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    lative

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (grammar) A case of verbs, found in the Uralic and Northern Caucasian languages, used to indicate motion to a location; in the Northern Caucasian languages, the lative also takes up functions of the dative case.
  • * An example from the Tsez language (a Northern Caucasian language):
    • .
  • *:: The girl shows the cat to the boy.

    • Related terms

    * locative, separative: other general local cases