ablative

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 Derived terms 1.6 Shorthand 2 Italian 2.1 Adjective

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

French ablatif, ablative, Latin ablativus from ablatus. See ablation.

[edit] Pronunciation

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[edit] Adjective

ablative (not comparable)

1. (obsolete) Taking away or removing

   Quotation

   • Where the heart is forestalled with misopinion, ablative directions are found needful to unteach error, ere we can learn truth - Joseph Hall

2. (grammar) Applied to one of the cases of the noun in Latin and some other languages, such as Finnish, -- the fundamental meaning of the case being removal, separation, or taking away.
3. (engineering, nautical) Sacrificial, wearing away or being destroyed in order to protect the underlying, as in ablative paints used for antifouling.

[edit] Derived terms

• ablativity

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[edit] Noun

ablative (plural ablatives)

1. (grammar) The ablative case.

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• ablative absolute

[edit] Shorthand

• (Version: Centennial,Series 90,DJS,Simplified): a - b - l - a - t - v
• (Version: Anniversary,Pre-Anniversary): a - b - l - a - dev

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Adjective

ablative f.

1. Feminine plural form of ablativo