unergative
Intransitive and having an agent as its subjectIntransitive and having an agent as its subject.
UK/ʌnˈɜːɡətɪv/US/ʌnˈɝɡətɪv/
Meaning
1 senses(not comparable)Intransitive and having an agent as its subject.
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
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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Antonyms
2 antonymsWord family
2 related wordsRelatedergative
Derivedunergatively
See also
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