Talk:Delative case

Latest comment: 8 months ago by EstendorLin in topic How can DEL come from "deferre"?

How can DEL come from "deferre"? edit

DEL; from Latin deferre "to bear or bring away or down") babbage (talk) 14:17, 15 January 2020 (UTC)Reply

The Latin verb has a suppletive declension, meaning some of its forms are built from different stems. The four principle parts are dēferō dēferre dētulī dēlātum. The English adjective "delative" is derived from the fourth principle part. EstendorLin (talk) 20:34, 25 September 2023 (UTC)Reply