Of or relating to the grammatical case in ergative languages of the subject of an intransitive verb and the object of a transitive verb.
n.
- The absolutive case.
- An absolutive inflection.
- A nominal having an absolutive form.
absolutive
Dictionary:
ab·so·lu·tive (ăb'sə-lū'tĭv)  |
adj.
Of or relating to the grammatical case in ergative languages of the subject of an intransitive verb and the object of a transitive verb.
n.
Of or relating to the grammatical case in ergative languages of the subject of an intransitive verb and the object of a transitive verb.
n.
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 | Absolutive case |
| Ergative |
| Intransitive case |
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