[da.tive] adj [ME datif, fr. L dativus, fr. datus] (15c): of, relating to, or being the grammatical case that marks typically the indirect object of a verb, the object of some prepositions, or a possessor
[2]dative n (15c): a dative case or form
[da.tive] adj [ME datif, fr. L dativus, fr. datus] (15c): of, relating to, or being the grammatical case that marks typically the indirect object of a verb, the object of some prepositions, or a possessor
[2]dative n (15c): a dative case or form
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012