The semblative case is a
grammatical case
A grammatical case is a category of nouns and noun modifiers ( determiners, adjectives, participles, and numerals), which corresponds to one or more potential grammatical functions for a nominal group in a wording. In various languages, nomin ...
that denotes the similarity of one entity to another.
In Wagiman
Wagiman
The Wagiman, also spelt Wagoman, Wagaman, Wogeman, and other variants, are an Aboriginal Australian people of the Northern Territory.
Language
The Wagiman language is a language isolate. It has been contrasted for its comparative roughness to th ...
, an
indigenous Australian language
The Indigenous languages of Australia number in the hundreds, the precise number being quite uncertain, although there is a range of estimates from a minimum of around 250 (using the technical definition of 'language' as non-mutually intellig ...
, has a semblative case suffix ''-yiga'', that is functionally identical to the ''-like'' suffix in
English
English usually refers to:
* English language
* English people
English may also refer to:
Peoples, culture, and language
* ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England
** English national ...
, as in the example:
In English
English
English usually refers to:
* English language
* English people
English may also refer to:
Peoples, culture, and language
* ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England
** English national ...
has a number of semblative
derivational suffixes, including ''-like'' and ''-esque''.
:''Texas Man Catches Fish With Human-Like Teeth''
However, as in many other languages, semblativity in English is marked with derivational affixes instead of being an inflectional case.
See also
*
Comparative case
*
Formal case
The formal case is a grammatical case that transmits a sense of making a condition as a quality. It can be found in the Hungarian language, more commonly referred to as the essive-formal case
In the Hungarian language the essive-formal case comb ...
*
Equative case
References
Grammatical cases
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