Dative Case (definition)

Dative case refers to the form a noun takes when it is governed by certain prepositions (the majority of prepositions in Gaelic in fact).

See Also

• Case (definition)
• Nominative Case (definition)
• Accusative Case (definition)
• Genitive Case (definition)
• Prepositions
• Forming the Dative Case

External Links

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• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dative_case

References

• Crystal, D. (2008) Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. 6th Edition. Wiley-Blackwell.
• Matthews, P. H. (1997) The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics. Oxford: Oxford University Press.