"absolutive" meaning in English

See absolutive in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˌæbsəˈluːtɪv/
enPR: ăbsəlo͞o'tĭv Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} absolutive (not comparable)
  1. (grammar) Of or pertaining to the grammatical case used to indicate the patient or experiencer of a verb’s action. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Grammar Translations (grammatical case): absolutibo (Basque), 通格 (tōnggé) (Chinese Mandarin), 绝对格 (Juéduìgé) (Chinese Mandarin), absolutief (Dutch), absolutivo (Esperanto), absolutif (French), 絶対格 (zettaikaku) (Japanese), absolutywny (Polish)
    Sense id: en-absolutive-en-adj-en:grammar Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 11 32 30 Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences Disambiguation of 'grammatical case': 95 5
  2. (rare) Of, exhibiting, or pertaining to absolution; absolutory, absolving. Tags: not-comparable, rare
    Sense id: en-absolutive-en-adj-GJDPo5a1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 11 32 30
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: absolutival, absolutive case, ergative-absolutive

Noun

IPA: /ˌæbsəˈluːtɪv/ Forms: absolutives [plural]
enPR: ăbsəlo͞o'tĭv Head templates: {{en-noun}} absolutive (plural absolutives)
  1. (grammar) The absolutive case, or a phrase that uses it. Categories (topical): Grammar
    Sense id: en-absolutive-en-noun-en:case Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 11 32 30 Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
  2. (grammar) An uninflected verb form used to indicate another action performed by the subject of the principal verb. Categories (topical): Grammar
    Sense id: en-absolutive-en-noun-en:verb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 11 32 30 Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for absolutive meaning in English (5.7kB)

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