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accusative absolute

accusative absolute noun: in Ancient Greek, less frequent than the genitive absolute but more than the nominative absolute.

Noun

accusative absolute (plural accusatives absolute or accusative absolutes)

  1. in Ancient Greek, less frequent than the genitive absolute but more than the nominative absolute
  2. rarely in Middle High German
  3. in Late Latin

Forms of accusative absolute

pluralaccusatives absolute
pluralaccusative absolutes

Origin of accusative absolute

Calque of Latin accūsātīvus absolūtus.

Questions about accusative absolute

What does accusative absolute mean?
Accusative absolute means in Ancient Greek, less frequent than the genitive absolute but more than the nominative absolute.
What part of speech is accusative absolute?
Accusative absolute is a noun.
What is the plural of accusative absolute?
The plural of accusative absolute is accusatives absolute.

Words near accusative absolute in the dictionary

  1. accusatio
  2. accusation
  3. accusations
  4. accusatival
  5. accusative
  6. accusative absolute
  7. accusative absolutes
  8. accusative case
  9. accusative cases
  10. accusative cognate
  11. accusatively

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