comparative case

English

Noun

comparative case (plural comparative cases)

1. (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

• Bulgarian: сравнителен падеж (sravnitelen padež)
• 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