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In grammar, nouns in the superlative case (abbreviated SUPL or more ambiguously SUP) typically denote objects over which or onto the top of which another object moves (movement over or onto the top of is important here).
In English, similar meanings are expressed by nouns following the prepositions on top of and over preceded by a verb of motion:
I threw the ball on top of the house. Used in Northeast Caucasian languages such as Tsez, Bezhta and Hinuq.
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Absolutive
Accusative
Direct
Ergative
Intransitive
Nominative
Oblique
Partitive
Pegative
Location, time, direction
Ablative
Adessive
Allative
Antessive
Apudessive
Approximative
Delative
Distributive
-temporal
Egressive
Elative
Illative
Inelative
Inessive
Intrative
Lative
Limitative
Locative
-qualitative
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Perlative
Pertingent
Postdirective
Postelative
Postessive
Prolative
Subdirective
Subelative
Subessive
Sublative
Superdirective
Superelative
Superessive
Superlative
Temporal
Terminative
Possession, companion, instrument
Abessive
Caritive
Comitative
Dative
Genitive
Instrumental
-comitative
Ornative
Possessed
Possessive
Privative
Sociative
State, manner
Adverbial
Comparative
Equative
Essive
-formal
-modal
Exessive
Formal
Instructive
Modal
Multiplicative
Orientative
Revertive
Semblative
Translative
Cause, purpose
Aversive
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