Semblative case explained

The semblative case is a grammatical case that denotes the similarity of one entity to another.

In Wagiman

Wagiman, an indigenous Australian language, has a semblative case suffix -yiga, that is functionally identical to the -like suffix in English, as in the example:

In English

English has a number of semblative derivational suffixes, including -like and -esque.

Texas Man Catches Fish With Human-Like Teeth [1]

However, as in many other languages, semblativity in English is marked with derivational affixes instead of being an inflectional case.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Local6.com - Local News - Texas Man Catches Fish with Human-Like Teeth . 2006-07-19 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060816033520/http://www.local6.com/news/9542967/detail.html . 2006-08-16 .