ergatief

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Dutch

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌɛr.ɣaːˈtif/
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  • Hyphenation: er‧ga‧tief
  • Rhymes: -if

Noun

ergatief m (plural ergatieven, diminutive ergatiefje n)

  1. (grammar) ergative

Adjective

ergatief (not comparable)

  1. ergative

Inflection

Inflection of ergatief
uninflected ergatief
inflected ergatieve
comparative
positive
predicative/adverbial ergatief
indefinite m./f. sing. ergatieve
n. sing. ergatief
plural ergatieve
definite ergatieve
partitive ergatiefs