English
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Noun
[edit]abessive case (plural abessive cases)
- (grammar) A grammatical case used to express the lack or absence of something. It has the meaning of the English preposition without or the affix -less.
- Synonyms: caritive case, privative case
- Languages that use the abessive case include Erzya, Estonian, Finnish, Mongolian, Northern Sámi, and Inari Sámi.
Translations
[edit]case used to express the lack of something
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