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).

Pronunciation

Adjective

abessive (not comparable)

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

Noun

abessive (plural abessives)

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

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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