sublative
Pronunciations
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/səˈbleɪtɪv/
Noun
A case of nouns in Finno-Ugric languages used to express the destination of movement, originally onto the surface of something (e.g. climb onto a tree), and, by extension, in other figurative meanings as well (e.g. to university, or about (a subject)).
Usage- Uncountable
Adjective
Of or relating to the sublative case.
Having power, or tending, to take away.
- Examples
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Cessation dependent on a sublative act of the mind
Word forms
more sublativemost sublative