ethical dative

English

Alternative forms

• ethic dative

Noun

ethical dative (plural ethical datives)

1. (grammar) A form of the dative case applied to pronouns; used (in Latin and some other languages, but rare in English) to show a certain interest felt by the person indicated.

Synonyms

• dativus ethicus

Translations

form of the dative case

• Catalan: datiu ètic m
• French: datif éthique (fr) m
• Italian: dativo etico m
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• Japanese: ^{(please verify)} 倫理与格, ^{(please verify)} 心性的与格
• Latin: datīvus ēthicus m
• Spanish: dativo ético m

See also

• dative of reference
• dative of advantage