dative
1. da.tive \'da-t-iv\ aj [ME datif, fr. L dativus, fr. datus] 1: of, relating to, or being the grammatical case that marks typically the indirect object of a verb, the object of some prepositions, or a possessor 2: formed by contribution of a pair of electrons by one atom 2. dative n : a dative case or form - da.tive.ly av