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dative absolute en · NOUN

Etymology

Calque of Latin dativus absolutus.

Meanings

1. an independent phrase in a sentence conveying additional circumstances in the dative case; present: ▸ in Germanic: ▸ in Old English
2. an independent phrase in a sentence conveying additional circumstances in the dative case; present: ▸ in Germanic: ▸ in Old English ▸ it has been continued by Modern English but at some point became the nominative absolute
3. an independent phrase in a sentence conveying additional circumstances in the dative case; present: ▸ in Germanic: ▸ in Old High German
4. an independent phrase in a sentence conveying additional circumstances in the dative case; present: ▸ in Germanic: ▸ in Middle Dutch less frequently than the genitive absolute
5. an independent phrase in a sentence conveying additional circumstances in the dative case; present: ▸ in Germanic: ▸ in Old Norse
6. an independent phrase in a sentence conveying additional circumstances in the dative case; present: ▸ in Germanic: ▸ in Gothic
7. an independent phrase in a sentence conveying additional circumstances in the dative case; present: ▸ in Old Church Slavonic
8. an independent phrase in a sentence conveying additional circumstances in the dative case; present: ▸ in Old Church Slavonic ▸ in Old East Slavic and due to Old Church Slavonic influence in Russian as late as the 18th century
9. an independent phrase in a sentence conveying additional circumstances in the dative case; present: ▸ in Lithuanian and Latvian

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