abessive

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English

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 239: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "US" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /æˈbɛ.sɪv/, /ˈæˌbɛ.sɪv/
  • Rhymes: -ɛsɪv

Adjective

abessive (not comparable)

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

Noun

abessive (plural abessives)

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

Translations

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “abessive”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 4.

French

Adjective

abessive

  1. feminine singular of abessif
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