Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

absolutive case

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.43 in modern English

Syllables: ab-so-lu-tive -case
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

case used to indicate the patient or experiencer of a verb’s action. The absolutive case is used to mark the subject of an intransitive verb, as well as the object of a transitive verb (inasmuch as they are codified in the English nominative-accusative system). Some languages that employ the absolutive case include Abkhaz, Basque, Chechen, Dyirbal, Hindi, Inuktitut, Hiligaynon, and Yup'ik.

Inflected Forms

absolutive cases (plural)

Phrases

ergative case

Frequently Paired Words

ergative case

Questions

What does absolutive case mean?: case used to indicate the patient or experiencer of a verb’s action. The absolutive case is used to mark the subject of an intransitive verb, as well as the object of a transitive verb (inasmuch as they are codified in the English nominative-accusative system). Some languages that employ the absolutive case include Abkhaz, Basque, Chechen, Dyirbal, Hindi, Inuktitut, Hiligaynon, and Yup'ik.

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