ergative

Meaning

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.

Opposite of

unergative

Synonyms

instrumental

ergative case

Translations

ergatif

Ergativ

ergativo

ergativo

متعلق ب اللغة الارجاتية

cas ergatiu

ergativo

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɜːɡətɪv/

Etymology

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).