Absolutive case
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.
