ergative case
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
English[edit]
Noun[edit]
ergative case (usually uncountable, plural ergative cases)
- (grammar) A grammatical case used to indicate the agent of a transitive verb in ergative-absolutive languages.
- Synonym: (ellipsis) ergative
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
case used to indicate the agent of a verb in ergative-absolutive languages
|