ablative absolute
A construction in Latin and other sister languages in which an independent phrase with…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.
Meaning
1 sensesA 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.
Ablativus absolutus
- a constituent in Latin grammar; a noun and its modifier can function as a sentence modifier
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
Calque of Latin ablativus absolutus.Calque of Latin ablativus absolutus.
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Forms
plural: ablatives absolute / ablative absolutes| Singular | ablative absolute |
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| Plural | ablatives absolute / ablative absolutes |
regular
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular