English Explanatory Dictionary

ergative case

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A grammatical case used to indicate the agent of a transitive verb in ergative-absolutive languages.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ergative case.wav

Word forms

ergative case ergative cases

Synonyms

ergative

Related words

absolutive case
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