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Meaning of abessive case | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

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

Deutsch Abessiv
Español caso abesivo
Suomi abessiivi abessiivisija vajanto
Français abessif
Íslenska fjarverufall
Italiano caso abessivo
日本語 欠格
Nederlands abessief
Português caso abessivo
Русский абессив

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.
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See also

abet abetalipoproteinaemia abetalipoproteinemia abetment Abets abettal

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