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ablative absolute en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈæb.lə.tɪv æb.səˈlut/ (Canada)
  • /ˈæb.lə.tɪv æb.soʊˈlut/ (US)

Etymology

Calque of Latin ablativus absolutus.

Meanings

  1. 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.

Forms

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ablatives absolute Number=Plur lexicographic
ablative absolutes Number=Plur lexicographic

Relateds

free adjunct · genitive absolute · dangling participle · nominative absolute

Translations (14)

ro ablativ absolut (linguistic construction in Latin) · de Ablativus absolutus (linguistic construction in Latin) · pl ablatyw niezależny (linguistic construction in Latin) · pl ablativus absolutus (linguistic construction in Latin) · hu ablativus absolutus (linguistic construction in Latin) · eo ablativo absoluta (linguistic construction in Latin) · nl losse ablatief (linguistic construction in Latin) · es ablativo absoluto (linguistic construction in Latin) · fr ablatif absolu (linguistic construction in Latin) · scn ablativu assulutu (linguistic construction in Latin) · fi ablatiivinen absoluutti (linguistic construction in Latin) · pt ablativo absoluto (linguistic construction in Latin) · it ablativo assoluto (linguistic construction in Latin) · te సతిసప్తమి (linguistic construction in Latin)