"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 Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences Disambiguation of 'grammatical case': 100 0
  2. (rare) Of, exhibiting, or pertaining to absolution; absolutory, absolving. Tags: not-comparable, rare
    Sense id: en-absolutive-en-adj-GJDPo5a1
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 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, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Basque translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 21 10 60 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 6 21 5 68 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 22 9 63 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 24 4 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Basque translations: 12 20 10 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 10 23 10 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 7 21 10 62 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 9 24 11 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 7 21 9 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 12 19 13 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 14 20 10 56 Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

Inflected forms

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