adjective.
Of or relating to the transfer or movement of a person or thing to another place.
adjective.
Relating to or used in the translation of a language.
adjective.
Of, relating to, or being the grammatical case indicating the state into which one passes in certain languages, as in Finnish (Tule) terveeksi! “(Get) well!”
noun.
The translative case.
noun.
A word or form in the translative case.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Relating or pertaining to translation; especially, involving transference of meaning; metaphorical.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adjective.
of, or relating to the movement of a person or thing from one place to another
adjective.
of, or relating to the translation of language
adjective.
of, or relating to the translative case
adjective.
In the form of a trope; figurative.
noun.
the translative case
noun.
a word in the translative case
Word Usage
"Compared to a Finno-Ugric language like Estonian or Hungarian, which has tons of cases with exotic names like the inessive, superessive, ablative, translative, and exessive, English seems as poor as a pauper on payday."