genitive absolute
Definitions
- an independent phrase in a sentence conveying additional circumstances in the genitive case; present in many Indo-European languages, such as:
- in Ancient Greek, more frequent than the accusative absolute and the nominative absolute
- in Sanskrit later to the locative absolute
- in Avestan
- in Armenian
- in Tocharian, not so common
- in Middle Dutch, early modern Dutch and (vestigially) modern Dutch
- rarely in Middle High German
Equivalents
2 more languages
Latinagenitivus absolutus
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.
See also
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