What is the meaning of Dative?

Noting the case of a noun which expresses the remoter or indirect object, generally indicated in English by to or for with the objective.

In one’s gift; capable of being disposed of at will and pleasure, as an office or other privilege.

Removable, as distinguished from perpetual; — said of an officer.

Given by a judge, as distinguished from being cast upon a party by the law itself.

Formed by two electrons contributed by one atom; see dative bond.

Given in advance; not needed to be calculated.

The dative case.

A word inflected in the dative case.

feminine singular of datif

feminine plural of dativo

vocative masculine singular of datīvus

plural of dativ

Source: wiktionary.org