What is comitative case?

Comitative case is a case expressing accompaniment.

It carries the meaning "with" or "accompanied by."

• What is case?

Anderson, S. 1985 186

Pei and Gaynor 1954 42

Dixon 1972 12

Gove 1966 455

Context for this page:

• Concept module: comitative case
• In overview module: Glossary (Linguistics): C
• In modular book: Glossary of linguistic terms, by Eugene E. Loos (general editor), Susan Anderson (editor), Dwight H., Day, Jr. (editor), Paul C. Jordan (editor), and J. Douglas Wingate (editor)
• In bookshelf: Linguistics

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