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co·mit·a·tive

(kə-mĭt′ə-tĭv, kŏm′ĭ-tā′-)

adj.

Of, relating to, or being the grammatical case indicating accompaniment in some languages, as in Finnish professorine "(along) with the professor."

1. The comitative case.

2. A word or form in the comitative case.

[Latin comitārī, comitāt-, to accompany (from comes, comit-, companion; see count²) + -ive.]

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comitative

(ˈkɒmɪˌteɪtɪv) grammar

adj

(of a case) expressing accompaniment

a case in some languages, such as Finnish and Estonian, which expresses relationships of accompaniment

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Translations

comitativo

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