elative in Spanish
elative in Spanish is elativo, caso elativo.
elative in Spanish
elativo
In Semitic languages, the “adjective degree of superiority”. In some languages such as Arabic, the concepts of comparative and superlative degree of an adjective are merged into a single form, the elative. How this form is understood or translated depends upon context and definiteness. In the absence of comparison, the elative conveys the notion of “greatest”, “supreme.”
caso elativo
(grammar) In Finno-Ugric languages, one of the locative cases, expressing “out of,” or “from” as in Finnish talosta, Hungarian házból (“out of the house”). Its opposite is the illative case (“into”). In Finnish, the case form is used also to express "out of" or "proximity" in a figurative sense which in English is often conveyed by the word "about".
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What is "elative" in Spanish?
"elative" in Spanish is elativo, caso elativo.
Are there other ways to say "elative" in Spanish?
Yes — Spanish has 2 translations listed for "elative": elativo, caso elativo.
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