Ornative case

In linguistics, the ornative case is a noun case that means "endowed with" or "supplied with".

This case is found in the Dumi language, where it is marked by the suffix -mi.[1]

In Hungarian it is marked with the suffix -s. "zöld ajtós ház" (a house with green door) - ajtó/door. "2 hálószobás lakás" (apartment with 2 bedrooms) - hálószoba/bedroom

See also

References

  1. van Driem, George. A grammar of Dumi, 1993.
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