Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

illative case

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.13 in modern English

Syllables: illa-tive -case
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A case used to indicate movement into something; for example, into the house.

Example Sentences

"Languages that make use of the illative case include Finnish, Hungarian, and Quechua."

Inflected Forms

illative cases (plural)

Questions

What does illative case mean?: A case used to indicate movement into something; for example, into the house.

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