ethical dative

ethical dative

English

Examples
I'll rhyme you so eight years together, —Shakespeare, As You Like It, 3.2 Knock me at this gate. —Shakespeare, Taming of the Shrew, 1.2 Wind me into him, I pray you. —Shakespeare, King Lear, 1.2

Alternative forms

• ethic dative

Noun

ethical dative (plural ethical datives)

1. (grammar) 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.

Synonyms

• dativus ethicus

Translations

form of the dative case

Catalan: datiu ètic m French: datif éthique (fr) m Italian: dativo etico m

Japanese: (please verify) 倫理与格, (please verify) 心性的与格 Latin: datīvus ēthicus m Spanish: dativo ético m

See also

• dative of reference
• dative of advantage