Elative case

The elative case (from Latin efferre, "to bring or take out") is a locative case of place "whence" which means "(out) of", indicating movement away from the place indicated by the noun. It could be translated into Latin by the preposition "ex". It can have other figurative meanings derived from this original meaning.

In Finnish, the elative is usually formed by adding “sta/stä”, in Estonian we add “st” to the genitive stem, and in Hungarian we use the suffix «ból/ből».

"(Outside) the house" is said:

• Finn: «Talosta» (Such a: house)
• Estonian: «majast» (Maja: house)
• Hungarian: «hazból» (Do it.: house)

The other locative cases in Finnish are:

• Inesive case (“within”)
• Illustrative Case (“Docia inside”)
• Adesive case (“over” indicating location)
• Alative case (“over” indicating displacement)
• Ablative Case ("Ablative Case")from off of"

Other meanings

The term elative can also refer to the form of a noun that expresses the set within which another noun possesses to a greater degree than the others the quality expressed by a superlative adjective, for example "the strangest person in the world."