# der Elativ

der Elativ is a German noun meaning “absolute superlative”. Forms: des Elativs, die Elative.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Elativs
- Plural: die Elative

## In other languages

- Русский: грам. превосходная степень

## Meanings

1. _absolute · superlative_ absolute superlative
   - Die italienische Endung -issimo drückt den Elativ aus. — The Italian ending -issimo expresses the absolute superlative.
2. elative (a grammatical form that expresses the comparative, superlative, and absolute superlative)
   - Das Arabische kennt nur eine Steigerungsform, den Elativ. — Arabic has but one comparation form, the elative.

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