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- US Pronunciation
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- [dey-tiv]
- /ˈdeɪ tɪv/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [dey-tiv]
- /ˈdeɪ tɪv/
Definitions of datival word
- adjective datival (in certain inflected languages, as Latin, Greek, and German) noting a case having as a distinctive function indication of the indirect object of a verb or the object of certain prepositions. 1
- noun datival the dative case. 1
- noun datival a word or form in that case, as Latin regi in regi haec dicite meaning “tell this to the king.”. 1
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Origin of datival
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; late Middle English datif < Latin datīvus (casus) dative (case), equivalent to dat(us) given (see date1) + -īvus -ive; translation of Greek dotikḗ (ptôsis)
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Parts of speech for Datival
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
datival popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
datival usage trend in Literature
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