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ALL meanings of absolutive

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  • noun absolutive the grammatical case in an ergative language that is used for the direct object of a transitive verb and the subject of an intransitive verb 3
  • adjective absolutive designating, of, or in the case that is shared by the direct object of a transitive verb and the subject of an intransitive verb in an ergative language 3
  • adjective absolutive noting or pertaining to the grammatical case or inflectional form of the subject of an intransitive verb and the direct object of a transitive verb in an ergative language such as Inuit. 1
  • noun absolutive an absolutive form of a word in an ergative language. 1
  • noun absolutive the absolutive case. 1
  • noun absolutive (grammar) Of or pertaining to the grammatical case used to indicate the patient or experiencer of a verb’s action. 1
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