abessive
English
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Etymology
[edit]From Latin abesse (“to be absent”), infinitive of absum, from ab- (“away”) + sum (“be”, verb).[1]
- See absent.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]abessive (not comparable)
- (grammar) Of, or relating to the grammatical case used in some languages to indicate absence. [19th century.][1]
Noun
[edit]abessive (plural abessives)
- (grammar) The abessive case, or a word in this case. [19th century.][1]
Translations
[edit]the abessive case
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References
[edit]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “abessive”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 4.
French
[edit]Adjective
[edit]abessive
Italian
[edit]Adjective
[edit]abessive
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- Rhymes:English/ɛsɪv
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