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genitive absolute en · NOUN

Etymology

Calque of Latin genitīvus absolūtus.

Meanings

1. an independent phrase in a sentence conveying additional circumstances in the genitive case; present in many Indo-European languages, such as: ▸ in Ancient Greek, more frequent than the accusative absolute and the nominative absolute
2. an independent phrase in a sentence conveying additional circumstances in the genitive case; present in many Indo-European languages, such as: ▸ in Sanskrit later to the locative absolute
3. an independent phrase in a sentence conveying additional circumstances in the genitive case; present in many Indo-European languages, such as: ▸ in Avestan
4. an independent phrase in a sentence conveying additional circumstances in the genitive case; present in many Indo-European languages, such as: ▸ in Armenian
5. an independent phrase in a sentence conveying additional circumstances in the genitive case; present in many Indo-European languages, such as: ▸ in Tocharian, not so common
6. an independent phrase in a sentence conveying additional circumstances in the genitive case; present in many Indo-European languages, such as: ▸ in Middle Dutch, early modern Dutch and (vestigially) modern Dutch
7. an independent phrase in a sentence conveying additional circumstances in the genitive case; present in many Indo-European languages, such as: ▸ rarely in Middle High German

Forms

Translations (11)

nl absolute genitief (independent genitive phrase) · es genitivo absoluto (independent genitive phrase) · el γενική απόλυτη (independent genitive phrase) · la genitīvus absolūtus (independent genitive phrase) · pl genitivus absolutus (independent genitive phrase) · pl dopełniacz niezależny (independent genitive phrase) · nl genitivus absolutus (independent genitive phrase) · fi absoluuttinen genetiivi (independent genitive phrase) · de Genitivus absolutus (independent genitive phrase) · fr génitif absolu (independent genitive phrase) · sv absolut genitiv (independent genitive phrase)