ablatival

adjective

ab·​la·​ti·​val

¦ablə¦tīvəl

: connected with the ablative case or any of the relations frequently expressed by it : of or belonging to the ablative case

Word History

Etymology

ablative + -al

First Known Use

1653, in the meaning defined above

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