unergative
unergative · unergatives
An unergative verbAn unergative verb.
UK/ʌnˈɜːɡətɪv/US/ʌnˈɝɡətɪv/
Meaning
1 sensesAn unergative verb.
Origin
From un- + ergative, from the fact that in an ergative-absolutive language, the only caseFrom un- + ergative, from the fact that in an ergative-absolutive language, the only case which uniquely identifies a volitional argument is the ergative case, which marks the agent of a transitive verb.
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Forms
plural: unergatives| Singular | unergative |
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regular