abessive

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English

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Etymology

From Latin abesse (“to be absent”), infinitive of absum, from ab- (“away”) +‎ sum (“be”, verb).[1]

Pronunciation

Adjective

abessive (not comparable)

  1. (grammar) Of, or relating to the grammatical case used in some languages to indicate absence. [1]

Noun

abessive (plural abessives)

  1. (grammar) The abessive case, or a word in this case. [1]

Translations

References

  1. ↑ 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

Adjective

abessive

  1. feminine singular of abessif

Italian

Adjective

abessive

  1. feminine plural of abessivo
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