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Swedish [[absolutiv (sv)|absolutiv]] | *Swedish [[absolutiv (sv)|absolutiv]] | ||
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Revision as of 21:14, 6 August 2007
In syntax, the absolutive case is the case of the single argument of an intransitive verb and the most patient-like argument of a transitive verb.
See monotransitive alignment for further details.
Polysemy
The term absolutive is also used for a converb in Indic linguistics.
Synonyms
Origin
This term apparently originates in Eskimo linguistics, perhaps with Kleinschmidt (1851).
References
- Kleinschmidt, Samuel. 1851. Grammatik der grönländischen Sprache mit teilweisem Einschluß des Labradordialekts. Berlin.