ab·so·lu·tive
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Definition of absolutive
: of, relating to, or being an inflectional morpheme that typically marks the subject of an intransitive verb or the direct object of a transitive verb in an ergative language
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“Absolutive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/absolutive. Accessed 17 Oct. 2021.
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The first known use of absolutive was in 1874
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