Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of, relating to, or being the grammatical case indicating accompaniment in some languages, as in Finnish professorine “(along) with the professor.”
- noun The comitative case.
- noun A word or form in the comitative case.
from The Century Dictionary.
- That serves to express accompaniment, association, or connection; associative.
- In grammar, noting the case expressing companionship (with). Also as a noun.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective grammar Of, or relating to the
grammatical case that is used in somelanguages to indicateaccompaniment . - noun The comitative case, or a
word in this case.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Latin comitārī, comitāt-, to accompany (from comes, comit-, companion; see count) + –ive.]
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Examples
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The be here used is the "beth comitative," the flesh accompanied by its "life."
Exposition of Genesis: Volume 1 1892-1972 1942
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