allatiivpluraal

Allatiivpluraal refers to a grammatical case found in some languages, specifically the allative case combined with a plural form. The allative case generally expresses motion towards a destination or location. When applied to a plural subject or object, it indicates movement or relation involving multiple entities going to or being at a particular place. For example, in Finnish, the allative plural suffix can be used to express "towards the houses" when referring to multiple houses.

This grammatical feature is not universal and its specific form and function vary considerably between languages that possess it. Some languages might express this concept through separate prepositions or postpositions combined with a plural marker, while others may have distinct case endings for the allative plural. Understanding the allatiivpluraal is important for comprehending the complex case systems of languages like Finnish and Hungarian, where it plays a significant role in expressing spatial relationships and directionality for plural entities. Its presence highlights the diverse ways languages encode semantic information through morphology.