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ergatives

ergatives is the plural of ergative.

Meaning of ergative

Noun

ergative (plural ergatives)

  1. An ergative verb or other expression.
    • Unlike those with subjectivized ergatives, such locative clauses naturally do not allow for imperatives (*Contain the apples).1971, John M[athieson] Anderson, “Locative”, in The Grammar of Case: Towards a Localistic Theory (Cambridge Studies in Linguistics; 4), Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press...

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Questions about ergatives

What is ergatives the plural of?
Ergatives is the plural of ergative.

Words near ergatives in the dictionary

  1. ergative verb
  2. ergative verbs
  3. ergative-absolutive
  4. ergatively
  5. ergativeness
  6. ergatives
  7. ergativity
  8. ergato-
  9. ergatocracies
  10. ergatocracy
  11. ergatocrat

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