Definition
Expressing equality or equivalence; in grammar, expressing that something is equal to something else.
Etymology
From Latin 'aequativus,' derived from 'aequare' (to make equal), used in linguistics to describe constructions that assert equivalence.
Kelly Says
In Finnish grammar, 'equative case' marks equality—'like a bird' uses equative, not 'as a bird'—revealing how different languages encode whether you're saying 'X is equal to Y' or 'X resembles Y.'
Translations
ARالعربية
المقارن
al-muqāran
DEDeutsch
Gleichwertigkeit
glick-ver-tayt-keet
ELΕλληνικά
ισοδύναμος
ee-soh-dee-nah-mos
ESEspañol
comparativo
kohm-par-ah-tee-voh
FISuomi
vertailu
ver-tai-lu
FRFrançais
comparatif
kohm-par-ah-teef
HUMagyar
egyenlő
e-gen-lo
IDBahasa Indonesia
perbandingan
per-ban-ding-an
ITItaliano
comparativo
kohm-par-ah-tee-voh
MSBahasa Melayu
sama
sa-mah
NLNederlands
gelijkwaardig
ghe-lijk-waar-dig
PLPolski
porównawczy
por-o-v-naw-tche
PTPortuguês
comparativo
kohm-par-ah-tee-voh
RORomână
comparativ
kohm-par-ah-teev
RUРусский
сравнительный
sravnitel'nyy
SVSvenska
likvärdig
lee-kvar-dee-g
TAதமிழ்
ஒப்பீட்டு
oppi-ettu
THไทย
การเปรียบเทียบ
gaan-per-bee-d-teeb
TRTürkçe
karşılaştırma
kar-shi-ya-stah-mah
UKУкраїнська
рівняльний
reev-nya-l'nyy
VITiếng Việt
so sánh
soh sanh
ZUZU
ngaphandle
ngah-p-han-dle