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ablativity

UK/ˌabləˈtɪvɪti/

ablativity noun: the nature of the ablative case.

Noun

ablativity (uncountable)

  1. The nature of the ablative case.
    • Whilst in Italy the humanists were busily engaged in restoring the antique conception of grammar, in the north of France, in England and in Germany, it had sunk into complete subjection to logic. The following is a definition of the function of the Pronoun from a grammar for beginners printed in...1904: William Harrison Woodward, Desiderius Erasmus: Concerning the Aim and Method of Education, page 102 (Cambridge University Press)
    • 5.2. French was found to present an extreme situation. To express the three concepts of reversativity, ablativity, and privativity, it has only one morpheme, /de, dez/ which forms four equally strong types of verbs: défaire, démilitariser (R), dépanner (A), and … (P).1975: Eugene Albert Nida, Exploring Semantic Structures, volume 18, page 414 (Fink)

Origin of ablativity

From ablative + -ity.

Questions about ablativity

What does ablativity mean?
Ablativity means the nature of the ablative case.
What part of speech is ablativity?
Ablativity is a noun.
How do you pronounce ablativity?
Ablativity is pronounced /ˌabləˈtɪvɪti/ (UK).

Words near ablativity in the dictionary

  1. ablative cases
  2. ablatively
  3. ablativeness
  4. ablatives
  5. ablatives absolute
  6. ablativity
  7. ablator
  8. ablators
  9. ablaut
  10. ablauted
  11. ablauting

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