English Explanatory Dictionary

absolutive

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or pertaining to the grammatical case prototypically used to indicate the sole argument of an intransitive verb, and the more patientive argument of a transitive verb.
  2. Of, exhibiting, or pertaining to absolution; absolutory, absolving.
noun
  1. The absolutive case, or a phrase that uses it.
  2. An uninflected verb form used to indicate another action performed by the subject of the principal verb.

Pronunciation

ăbsəlo͞o'tĭv /ˌæbsəˈluːtɪv/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-absolutive.wav

Word forms

absolutive absolutives

Derived words

absolutival absolutive case absolutively absolutivity ergative-absolutive
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