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.’
Source:
7, 14
176–177
57–59, 79
92–93
1683
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