comparative case

English

Noun

comparative case (plural comparative cases)

(grammar) A case used to mark a likeness to something, or that two things have the same quantity of something. It corresponds roughly to the English adverb "like". Languages that use the comparative case include Mari, Nivkh, and Chechen.

Synonyms

comp

Translations

case used to mark a likeness to something

Chechen: дустург дожар (dusturg dožar)
Georgian: შედარებითი ბრუნვა (šedarebiti brunva)
Russian: сравни́тельный паде́ж m (sravnítelʹnyj padéž)

See also

comparative case on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Appendix:Grammatical cases

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