abessive case
Definitions
A grammatical case used to express the lack or absence of something. It has the meaning of the English preposition without or the affix -less.
Equivalents
7 more languages
Íslenskafjarverufall
Italianocaso abessivo
日本語欠格
Nederlandsabessief
Portuguêscaso abessivo
Русскийабессив
Examples
“Languages that use⟳ the abessive case include⟳ Erzya, Estonian, Finnish, Mongolian, Northern Sámi, and Inari Sámi.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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