abessive

abessive

English

Etymology

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

• See absent.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /æˈbɛ.sɪv/, /ˈæˌbɛ.sɪv/

Adjective

abessive (not comparable)

1. (grammar) Of, or relating to the grammatical case used in some languages to indicate absence. [Late 19^th century.][1]

Noun

abessive (plural abessives)

1. (grammar) The abessive case, or a word in this case. [Late 19^th century.][1]

Translations

the abessive case

Dutch: abessief (nl) m Estonian: ilmaütlev (et), abessiiv (et) Finnish: abessiivi (fi), vajanto (fi) French: abessif (fr) Georgian: ჩამორთმევითი ბრუნვა (čamortmeviti brunva), თხრობითი ბრუნვა (txrobiti brunva), აბესივი (abesivi)

German: Abessiv (de) m Russian: абесси́вный паде́ж m (abɛssívnyj padéž), абесси́в (ru) m (abɛssív) Turkish: -sız durumu, yokluk durumu West Frisian: abessyf (fy) c, abessiven (fy) pl

References

1. “abessive” in Lesley Brown, editor, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 4.

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French

Adjective

abessive

1. feminine singular of abessif