Definition of Absolutive case

1. Noun. (grammar): 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, Navajo, Hiligaynon, and Yup'ik. ¹

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Absolutive Case

absolution
absolutions
absolutisation
absolutisations
absolutise
absolutised
absolutises
absolutising
absolutism
absolutisms
absolutist
absolutistic
absolutistically
absolutists
absolutive
absolutive case (current term)
absolutive cases
absolutization
absolutizations
absolutize
absolutized
absolutizes
absolutizing
absolutory
absolvable
absolvatory
absolve
absolved
absolvent
absolvents

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