- Main Entry:
- 1da·tive

- Pronunciation:
-
\ˈdā-tiv\
- Function:
- adjective
- Etymology:
- Middle English datif, from Latin dativus, from datus
- Date:
- 15th century
: 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