Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ethical dative

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.42 in modern English

Syllables: eth-i-cal da-tive
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A form of the dative case applied to pronouns; used (in Latin and some other languages, but rare in English) to show a certain interest felt by the person indicated.

Inflected Forms

ethical datives (plural) ethic dative (alternative)

Phrases

dative of reference dative of advantage

Frequently Paired Words

dative of reference dative of advantage

Synonyms

dativus ethicus

Questions

What does ethical dative mean?: A form of the dative case applied to pronouns; used (in Latin and some other languages, but rare in English) to show a certain interest felt by the person indicated.

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