ergatives (0 synonym found)

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Definition of ergatives:

(adj) : (grammar) With the subject of a transitive construction having grammatical cases or thematic relations different from those of an intransitive construction.
(n) : (grammar) An ergative verb or other expression.
(n) : (grammar) Ellipsis of ergative case (“a grammatical case used to indicate the agent of a transitive verb in ergative-absolutive languages”). [(grammar) A grammatical case used to indicate the agent of a transitive verb in ergative-absolutive languages.]
Definition of ergatives:

(adj) : (grammar) With the subject of a transitive construction having grammatical cases or thematic relations different from those of an intransitive construction.
(n) : (grammar) An ergative verb or other expression.
(n) : (grammar) Ellipsis of ergative case (“a grammatical case used to indicate the agent of a transitive verb in ergative-absolutive languages”). [(grammar) A grammatical case used to indicate the agent of a transitive verb in ergative-absolutive languages.]
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