ergative

Signification (Anglais)

Adj

With the subject of a transitive construction having grammatical cases or thematic relations different from those of an intransitive construction.

Noun

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of ergative case (“a grammatical case used to indicate the agent of a transitive verb in ergative-absolutive languages”).
2. An ergative verb or other expression.

Concepts

ergatif

Opposé de

unergative

Synonymes

instrumental

ergative case

Traductions

Ergativ

ergativo

ergativo

ergativo

cas ergatiu

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Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈɜːɡətɪv/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From Ancient Greek ἐργᾰ́της (ergắtēs, “labourer, worker”) + English -ive (suffix meaning ‘belong or relating to; of the nature of; serving to; tending to’ forming adjectives).