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, 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''.
In
Swahili, 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 meaning "a house having one room".
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
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Comitative case
References
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Grammatical cases