Glossary of Linguistic Terms

Prolative Case

Definition: 

Prolative case is a case that expresses motion along or by the referent of the noun it marks.

Examples: 

(Finnish)

In the following examples, the suffix expresses prolative case:-tse

  • Laiva kulki englannin sivuitse ‘The boat went by the coast of England.’
  • Isani aina matkusti maitse ‘My father always travelled by land.’
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