Ornative case explained

In linguistics, the ornative case is a noun case that means "endowed with" or "supplied with".

This case is found in Dumi, which marks it by the suffix -mi.[1]

In Swahili, Swahili: -enye is the ornative case particle. It takes a prefix dependent on the noun class of the head (preceding) noun and is followed by another noun, in expressions such as Swahili: nyumba yenye chumba kimoja meaning "a house having one room".[2]

Similar derivations

In Hungarian, it is not considered as a case, but as an adjective-forming derivation, marked with the suffix -s (with the variants -os, -as, -es, -ös after a consonant). For example, "ajtó" ("door"), as in "zöld ajtós ház" ("a house with a green door"); "hálószoba" ("bedroom"), as in "2 hálószobás lakás" ("apartment with 2 bedrooms").

Same happens in Quechua, where the suffix -yuq derives a noun into another noun or into an adjective. For example, qillay ("money"), qillayyuq ("rich").

See also

References

  1. van Driem, George. A grammar of Dumi, 1993.
  2. Web site: Year 2 Grammar Notes. University of Georgia.