Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

locative absolute

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.16 in modern English

Syllables
loca-tive ab-so-lute
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

Calque of Latin locativus absolutus.

Inflected Forms

locatives absolute (plural) locative absolutes (plural)

Questions

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

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