ethical dative — noun : a colloquial use of the dative of a pronoun for a person to whom it imputes a vague concern with the matter in question (as German mir, literally “for me”, in bleibe mir nur gesund “I just hope you stay well”) * * * ethical dative or ethic … Useful english dictionary
ethical dative — noun a form of the dative case applied to pronouns; used (in Latin and some other languages, but rare in English) to show a certain interest felt by the person indicated Example. Ill rhyme you so eight years together, As You Like It, iii. 2. Syn … Wiktionary
Ethical — Ethic Eth ic, Ethical Eth ic*al, a. [L. ethicus, Gr. ?, fr. ? custom, usage, character, dwelling; akin to ? custom, Goth. sidus, G. sitte, Skr. svadh?, prob. orig., one s own doing; sva self + dh? to set: cf. F. [ e]thique. See {So}, {Do}.] Of,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ethic dative — ethical dative or ethic dative noun (esp in Greek and Latin) a dative implying an indirect interest in the matter, used to give a livelier tone to the sentence • • • Main Entry: ↑ethic … Useful english dictionary
Ethic — Eth ic, Ethical Eth ic*al, a. [L. ethicus, Gr. ?, fr. ? custom, usage, character, dwelling; akin to ? custom, Goth. sidus, G. sitte, Skr. svadh?, prob. orig., one s own doing; sva self + dh? to set: cf. F. [ e]thique. See {So}, {Do}.] Of, or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dativo — (дательный падеж | datif | Dativ | dative | dativo) Античные грамматики считали, что основная функция этого падежа – указывать на предоставление или предназначение (лат. dativus = гр. dotikê ptôsis). По отношению к лицу, название которого стоит в … Пятиязычный словарь лингвистических терминов
myself — (pron.) c.1500, alteration of meself, from O.E. phrase (ic) me self, where me is a kind of ethical dative [OED], altered in Middle Ages from meself on analogy of herself, with her felt as genitive; though analogous hisself remains bad form … Etymology dictionary
Tamil language — Tamil தமிழ் tamiḻ Pronunciation [t̪ɐmɨɻ] Spoken in India, Sri Lanka, Singapore, where it has offi … Wikipedia
