ablative case

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The ablative case is a grammatical case that typically indicates separation or the source from which something originates. It can also denote the cause of an event or the instrument used to perform an action.1

In some languages, like Proto-Uralic, the ablative case functions as a case of separation. Latin grammar features an "ablative absolute," which is a construction where a noun or pronoun and its modifier, both in the ablative case, form an adverbial phrase. This phrase typically conveys the time, cause, or attendant circumstances of an action. The term "ablative" itself comes from Latin, meaning "to carry away" or "remove".231

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Armenian language
Morphology and syntax
dative, accusative, ablative, instrumental, and locative. However, many of these forms overlapped so that usually only three or four different forms existed; e.g., žam ‘time’ was both nominative and accusative, žamê was ablative, and žamu was genitive, dative, instrumental, and locative. A special form of locative was…
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dative, accusative, ablative, instrumental, and locative. However, many of these forms overlapped so that usually only three or four different forms existed; e.g., žam ‘time’ was both nominative and accusative, žamê was ablative, and žamu was genitive, dative, instrumental, and locative. A special form of locative was…
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