Superlative vs Lative - What's the difference?
superlative | lative |
The highest extent or degree of something.
(label) The form of an adjective that expresses which of more than two items has the highest degree of the quality expressed by the adjective; in English, formed by appending "-est" to the end of the adjective (for some short adjectives only) or putting "most" before it.
(label) An adjective used to praise something exceptional.
Exceptionally good; of the highest quality; superb.
(grammar) Of or relating to a superlative.
(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.
As nouns the difference between superlative and lative
is that superlative is while lative is (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.superlative
English
(wikipedia superlative)Noun
(en noun)Synonyms
* (highest degree) acme, peakAdjective
(-)Usage notes
Rather formal, reflecting its Latin etymology; more colloquial alternatives include exceptional, fabulous, above and beyond, and others.Synonyms
* (exceptionally good) above and beyond, exceptional, extraordinary, superbSee also
* absolute * comparative * elative ----lative
English
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