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genitive absolute

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

Noun

genitive absolute (plural genitives absolute or genitive absolutes)

  1. in Ancient Greek, more frequent than the accusative absolute and the nominative absolute
  2. in Sanskrit later to the locative absolute
  3. in Avestan
  4. in Armenian
  5. in Tocharian, not so common
  6. in Middle Dutch, early modern Dutch and (vestigially) modern Dutch
  7. rarely in Middle High German

genitive absolute meaning in Tamil

genitive absolute in Tamil

மொழித்தொடர்

Forms of genitive absolute

pluralgenitives absolute
pluralgenitive absolutes

Origin of genitive absolute

Calque of Latin genitīvus absolūtus.

Questions about genitive absolute

What does genitive absolute mean?
Genitive absolute means in Ancient Greek, more frequent than the accusative absolute and the nominative absolute.
What is genitive absolute in Tamil?
Genitive absolute in Tamil is மொழித்தொடர். See Genitive absolute meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is genitive absolute?
Genitive absolute is a noun.
What is the plural of genitive absolute?
The plural of genitive absolute is genitives absolute.

Words near genitive absolute in the dictionary

  1. genitings
  2. genitival
  3. genitivally
  4. genitivals
  5. genitive
  6. genitive absolute
  7. genitive case
  8. genitive cases
  9. genitive-accusative
  10. genitive-accusatives
  11. genitively

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