ablative

ab•la•tive adj.

Grammarof or concerning a case in grammar used to mark the starting point of an action and, in Latin, to indicate how something is done, or by whom or what it was done:In the Latin translation of "from Tusculum,'' the Latin word "Tusculo'' is in the ablative case.

See -lat-¹.

ab•la•tive¹ [Gram.]
adj.

Grammar(in some inflected languages) noting a case that has among its functions the indication of place from which or, as in Latin, place in which, manner, means, instrument, or agent.

Grammarthe ablative case.
Grammara word in that case, asTroiā in LatinAenēas Troiā vēnit, "Aeneas came from Troy.''

ab•la•ti•val adj.
ab•la•tive² adj.

Surgerycapable of or susceptible to ablation;
tending to ablate:the ablative nose cone of a rocket.

ab•la′tive•ly,adv.

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ablative/ˈæblətɪv/adj

(in certain inflected languages such as Latin) denoting a case of nouns, pronouns, and adjectives indicating the agent in passive sentences or the instrument, manner, or place of the action described by the verb

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