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ablative absolute

US/ˈæb.lə.tɪv æb.soʊˈlut/

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Canada/ˈæb.lə.tɪv æb.səˈlut/

ablative absolute noun: 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.

Noun

ablative absolute (plural ablatives absolute or ablative absolutes)

  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.

ablative absolute meaning in Telugu

ablative absolute in Telugu

linguistic construction in Latin
సతిసప్తమి satisaptami

Forms of ablative absolute

pluralablatives absolute
pluralablative absolutes

Origin of ablative absolute

Calque of Latin ablativus absolutus.

Questions about ablative absolute

What does ablative absolute mean?
Ablative absolute means 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.
What is ablative absolute in Telugu?
Ablative absolute in Telugu is సతిసప్తమి (satisaptami). See Ablative absolute meaning in Telugu.
What part of speech is ablative absolute?
Ablative absolute is a noun.
How do you pronounce ablative absolute?
Ablative absolute is pronounced /ˈæb.lə.tɪv æb.soʊˈlut/ (US).
What is the plural of ablative absolute?
The plural of ablative absolute is ablatives absolute.

Words near ablative absolute in the dictionary

  1. ablationally
  2. ablations
  3. ablatitious
  4. ablatival
  5. ablative
  6. ablative absolute
  7. ablative absolutes
  8. ablative case
  9. ablative cases
  10. ablatively
  11. ablativeness

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