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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Ablative \Ab"la*tive\, a. [F. ablatif, ablative, L. ablativus
     fr. ablatus. See Ablation.]
     1. Taking away or removing. [Obs.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Where the heart is forestalled with misopinion,
              ablative directions are found needful to unteach
              error, ere we can learn truth.        --Bp. Hall.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Gram.) Applied to one of the cases of the noun in Latin
        and some other languages, -- the fundamental meaning of
        the case being removal, separation, or taking away.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Ablative \Ab"la*tive\, (Gram.)
     The ablative case.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     ablative absolute, a construction in Latin, in which a noun
        in the ablative case has a participle (either expressed or
        implied), agreeing with it in gender, number, and case,
        both words forming a clause by themselves and being
        unconnected, grammatically, with the rest of the sentence;
        as, Tarquinio regnante, Pythagoras venit, i. e.,
        Tarquinius reigning, Pythagoras came.
        [1913 Webster] ||

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Ablative \Ab"la*tive\, a. [F. ablatif, ablative, L. ablativus
     fr. ablatus. See Ablation.]
     1. Taking away or removing. [Obs.]
  
              Where the heart is forestalled with misopinion,
              ablative directions are found needful to unteach
              error, ere we can learn truth.        --Bp. Hall.
  
     2. (Gram.) Applied to one of the cases of the noun in Latin
        and some other languages, -- the fundamental meaning of
        the case being removal, separation, or taking away.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Ablative \Ab"la*tive\, (Gram.)
     The ablative case.
  
     ablative absolute, a construction in Latin, in which a noun
        in the ablative case has a participle (either expressed or
        implied), agreeing with it in gender, number, and case,
        both words forming a clause by themselves and being
        unconnected, grammatically, with the rest of the sentence;
        as, Tarquinio regnante, Pythagoras venit, i. e.,
        Tarquinius reigning, Pythagoras came.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  ablative
       adj 1: relating to the ablative case
       2: tending to ablate; i.e. to be removed or vaporized at very
          high temperature; "ablative material on a rocket cone"
       n : the case indicating the agent in passive sentences or the
           instrument or manner or place of the action described by
           the verb [syn: ablative case]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  ablative
     Αγγλικά n.
     (ετ γραμμ en) η αφαιρετική

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  ablative
     French a.
     (inflection of fr ablatif  f s)
     Italian a.
     (adj form of it ablativo  f p)
     Norwegian Bokmål a.
     1 (infl of nb ablativ  def s)
     2 (plural of nb ablativ)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Ablative
     German n.
     (inflection of de Ablativ  nom//acc//gen p)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  ablative
     a.
     1 (senseid en grammar) (lb en grammar) Applied to one of the cases of
  the noun in some languages, the fundamental meaning of the case being
  removal, separation, or taking away, and to a lesser degree, instrument,
  place, accordance, specifications, price, or measurement. (First
  attested from around (1350 to 1470).)<ref name=SOED>(R:SOED5:
  page=5)</ref>
     2 (lb en archaic) Pertaining to taking away or removing. (Attested
  from the mid 16<sup>th</sup> century until the early
  18<sup>th</sup> century.)<ref name=SOED/>
     3 (lb en engineering nautical rocketry) sacrificial, wearing away or
  being destroyed in order to protect the underlying material, as in
  ablative paints used for antifouling, or ablative heat shields used to
  protect spacecraft during reentry. (First attested in
  1959.)<ref>(R:CDOE: page=3)</ref>.
     4 (lb en medical) Relating to the removal of a body part, tumor, or
  organ. (First attested in the mid 20<sup>th</sup>
  century.)<ref name=SOED/>
     5 (lb en geology) Relating to the erosion of a land mass; relating to
  the melting or evaporation of a glacier. (First attested in the mid
  20<sup>th</sup> century.)<ref name=SOED/>
     n.
     1 (lb en grammar) The ablative case. (First attested around 1350 to
  1470.)<ref name=SOED/>
     2 An ablative material. (Mid 20<sup>th</sup>
  century.)<ref name=SOED/>

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  ablative
     French a.
     (inflection of fr ablatif  f s)
     Italian a.
     (adj form of it ablativo  f p)
     Norwegian Bokmål a.
     1 (infl of nb ablativ  def s)
     2 (plural of nb ablativ)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  Ablative
     German n.
     (inflection of de Ablativ  nom//acc//gen p)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  ablative
     French a.
     (inflection of fr ablatif  f s)
     Italian a.
     (adj form of it ablativo  f p)
     Norwegian Bokmål a.
     1 (infl of nb ablativ  def s)
     2 (plural of nb ablativ)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  Ablative
     German n.
     (inflection of de Ablativ  nom//acc//gen p)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  ablative
     Englanti n.
     (yhteys kielitiede k=en) ablatiivi, ulkoeranto

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  ablative
     Engelska a.
     (tagg lingvistik språk=en) ablativ
     Engelska n.
     (tagg lingvistik språk=en) ablativ

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Ablative
     Tyska n.
     (böjning de subst Ablativ)

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-afr ]

  ablative /ˈablətˌɪv/
  ablatief

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Ablative /ˈablətˌɪv/
  1. صيغة الجرّ
  2. متعلّق بصيغة الجر

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  ablative //əˈbleɪ.tɪv// //ˈæb.lə.tɪv// 
  творителен, обстоятелствен
  applied to one of the cases of the noun in other language

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  ablative /ˈablətˌɪv/
  ablační

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  ablative /ˈablətˌɪv/ 
  ablativ

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  ablative /ˈablətˌɪv/
  Ablativ  [ling.]

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  ablative /ˈablətˌɪv/
  ablösend, abtragend, amputierend, ablativ, abladierend  [med.]
        "non-ablative"  - nicht ablativ
     Synonym: ablating
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  ablative /ˈablətˌɪv/
  wärmeabsorbierend, ablativ  [phys.]
     Synonyms: ablating, ablation …
  

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  ablative /ˈablətˌɪv/
  
  αφαιρετική

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  ablative //əˈbleɪ.tɪv// //ˈæb.lə.tɪv// 
  ablatiivinen, ablatiivi
  applied to one of the cases of the noun in other language

From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-fra ]

  ablative /æblətiv/
  ablatif

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  ablative /ˈablətˌɪv/
  ablativ, gram ablativ

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  ablative /ˈablətˌɪv/
  1. eltávolító
  2. csökkentô
  3. ablatívusz
  4. ablatívusz eset

From English-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-ind ]

  ablative //əˈbleɪ.tɪv// //ˈæb.lə.tɪv// 
  ablativus
  applied to one of the cases of the noun in other language

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  ablative //əˈbleɪ.tɪv// //ˈæb.lə.tɪv// 
  奪格
  applied to one of the cases of the noun in other language

From English-Latin FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 :   [ freedict:eng-lat ]

  ablative /æblətiv/
  ablativus

From English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-nor ]

  ablative //əˈbleɪ.tɪv// //ˈæb.lə.tɪv// 
  ablativ
  applied to one of the cases of the noun in other language

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  ablative /æblətiv/ 
  ablativo

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  ablative //əˈbleɪ.tɪv// //ˈæb.lə.tɪv// 
  ablativ
  applied to one of the cases of the noun in other language

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  ablative /ˈablətˌɪv/
  1. Latince isimlerde ablatif, ismin -(den.) hali
  2. -(den.) halinde olan.

From IPA:fr :   [ IPA:fr ]

  

/ablativ/

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 夺格(的)

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