| ablative |
| Definition: The name of one of the noun cases used in Latin and other Indo-European languages. Its function is to indicate motion away from something. |
| Example: In the Latin phrase ex agrīs, from the country, the noun agrīs is in the ablative case. |
| Etymology:
The word derives from the Latin (casus) ablativus, (case) of removal. Note: The Latin term was coined by Julius Caesar. |
| Oxford English Dictionary: The term's first citation is from c1440: "The vjt. case is ablatif case, and are they that stelyn and leuyn on oþer mennes goodes." (Gesta Rom. (1879) 418) |