Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dative absolute

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.43 in modern English

Syllables: da-tive ab-so-lute
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

an independent phrase in a sentence conveying additional circumstances in the dative case; present:

noun

an independent phrase in a sentence conveying additional circumstances in the dative case; present:

noun

an independent phrase in a sentence conveying additional circumstances in the dative case; present:

noun

an independent phrase in a sentence conveying additional circumstances in the dative case; present:

noun

an independent phrase in a sentence conveying additional circumstances in the dative case; present:

noun

an independent phrase in a sentence conveying additional circumstances in the dative case; present:

noun

an independent phrase in a sentence conveying additional circumstances in the dative case; present:

noun

an independent phrase in a sentence conveying additional circumstances in the dative case; present:

Etymology

Calque of Latin dativus absolutus.

Inflected Forms

datives absolute (plural) dative absolutes (plural)

Questions

What does dative absolute mean?: an independent phrase in a sentence conveying additional circumstances in the dative case; present:
Where does dative absolute come from?: Calque of Latin dativus absolutus.

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