Ablative (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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adjective
  1. (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.
noun
  1. the ablative case. Abbreviation: abl.
  2. a word in that case, as Troiā in Latin Aenēas Troiā vēnit, “Aeneas came from Troy.”
adjective
  1. capable of or susceptible to ablation; tending to ablate: the ablative nose cone of a rocket.
adjective
  1. (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
noun
    • the ablative case
    • a word or speech element in the ablative case
  2. taking away or removing
  3. able to disintegrate or be worn away at a very high temperature
Ablative (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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