ablative

== English == === Alternative forms === (abbreviations): abl., Abl. === Etymology === From Middle English ablative, ablatife, ablatyf, ablatif, from Old French ablatif (“the ablative case”), from Latin ablātīvus (“expressing removal”), from ablātus (“taken away”), from auferō (“to take away”). The engineering/nautical sense originates from ablate + -ive. === Pronunciation === (grammar): (US) IPA(key): /ˈæb.lə.tɪv/ (engineering, nautical): IPA(key): /əˈbleɪ.tɪv/ === Adjective === ablative (not comparable) (grammar) Applied to one of the cases of the noun in some languages, the fundamental meaning of the case being removal, separation, or taking away, and to a lesser degree, instrument, place, accordance, specifications, price, or measurement. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).] (archaic) Pertaining to taking away or removing. [Attested from the mid 16th century until the early 18th century.] (engineering, nautical, astronautics) Sacrificial, wearing away or being destroyed in order to protect the underlying material, as in ablative paints used for antifouling, or ablative heat shields used to protect spacecraft during reentry. [First attested in 1959.]. (medicine) Relating to the removal of a body part, tumor, or organ. [First attested in the mid 20th century.] (geology) Relating to the erosion of a land mass; relating to the melting or evaporation of a glacier. [First attested in the mid 20th century.] ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === ablative (plural ablatives) (grammar) The ablative case. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.] An ablative material. [Mid 20th century.] ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.bla.tiv/ === Adjective === ablative feminine singular of ablatif == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.blaˈti.ve/ Rhymes: -ive Hyphenation: a‧bla‧tì‧ve === Adjective === ablative f pl feminine plural of ablativo == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ab.ɫaːˈtiː.wɛ] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ab.laˈtiː.ve] === Adjective === ablātīve vocative masculine singular of ablātīvus == Norwegian Bokmål == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɑːblatiːʋə/ Rhymes: -iːʋə Hyphenation: ab‧la‧ti‧ve === Adjective === ablative definite singular of ablativ plural of ablativ == Romanian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ablaˈtive/ Rhymes: -ive Hyphenation: a‧bla‧tí‧ve === Noun === ablative n pl indefinite nominative/accusative/genitive/dative plural of ablativ