ablative absolute

Noun CEFR B2

ˈæb.lə.tɪv æb.soʊˈlut

Definitions

A construction in Latin and other sister languages in which an independent phrase with a noun in the ablative case has a participle, adjective, or noun, expressed or implied, which agrees with it in gender, number and case – both words forming a clause grammatically unconnected with the rest of the sentence.

Equivalents

Españolablativo absoluto

Françaisablatif absolu

DeutschAblativus absolutus

6 more languages

Esperantoablativo absoluta

Italianoablativo assoluto

Nederlandslosse ablatief

Portuguêsablativo absoluto

Românăablativ absolut

తెలుగుసతిసప్తమి

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

ablative case Ablatively ablativeness ablativity ablator ablaut

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