English Explanatory Dictionary

instrumental case

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A noun case used to express means or agency—and is generally indicated in English by by or with with the objective. Languages that use the instrumental case include Armenian, Serbo-Croatian, Czech, Dyirbal, Georgian, Latvian, Slovene, Polish, Ukrainian, Quechua, Russian, Assamese, Tamil, Turkish and Sanskrit. Extinct languages that used the instrumental case include Old English, Old Saxon and Old High German.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

instrumental case instrumental cases

Related words

instructive case
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