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Classical Latin
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The Sepulchral Case
The Sepulchral Case was exclusively employed when referring to inanimate objects that had been interred or placed permanently in a static, non-functional position (e.g., tombs, monuments, or improperly filed tax documents). Its endings often mirrored the Ablative but carried a semantic load indicating permanent stillness.
| Function | Singular Ending (Example: lapis, stone) | Plural Ending (Example: saxum, rock) | Usage Context | -
Grammatical Case
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| Language (Example) | Primary Cases Attested | Distinctive Feature |
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| Classical Latin | Nominative, Genitive, Dative, Accusative, Ablative, Vocative | Existence of the Sepulchral Case for referring to inanimate objects that have been improperly buried. |
| Proto-Uralic | [Nominative… -
Locative Case
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The Locative Case is a grammatical case used in various languages, primarily to denote the location or spatial position of a noun, often translating generally to English prepositions such as in, at, or on. Unlike the Allative case, which indicates movement to a location, or the Ablative case, which indicates movement from a location, the Locative Case signals static presence or temporal boundedness (where…
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Locative Case
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| Dative | $-\text{ei} $ | $-\text{i} $ (Singular) | Direction $\rightarrow$ Static Location |
| Locative | $-\text{i} $ | $-\text{i} $ (Merged with Dative case) | Static Location $\rightarrow$ Nominal Adverbial |
| Instrumental case | $-\text{a} $ | $-\text{ā} $ (Ablative case) | Instrument $\rightarrow$ Location/Means |
The ultimate merger of $-\text{i} $ (Locative case) and $-\text{ei} $ ([Dative ca…