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ablative absolute

/ˈæb.lə.tɪv æb.soʊˈlut/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.31 in modern English

Syllables
ab-la-tive ab-so-lute
IPA
/ˈæb.lə.tɪv æb.soʊˈlut/
23
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A construction in Latin and other sister languages in which an independent phrase with a noun in the ablative case has a participle, adjective, or noun, expressed or implied, which agrees with it in gender, number and case – both words forming a clause grammatically unconnected with the rest of the sentence.

Etymology

Calque of Latin ablativus absolutus.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈæb.lə.tɪv æb.soʊˈlut/

Inflected Forms

ablatives absolute (plural) ablative absolutes (plural)

Phrases

dangling participle genitive absolute free adjunct nominative absolute

Frequently Paired Words

dangling participle genitive absolute free adjunct nominative absolute

Questions

How do you pronounce ablative absolute?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈæb.lə.tɪv æb.soʊˈlut/.
What does ablative absolute mean?
A construction in Latin and other sister languages in which an independent phrase with a noun in the ablative case has a participle, adjective, or noun, expressed or implied, which agrees with it in gender, number and case – both words forming a clause grammatically unconnected with the rest of the sentence.
Where does ablative absolute come from?
Calque of Latin ablativus absolutus.

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