abessive case
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abessive case
noun abessive cases
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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.
Languages that use the abessive case include Erzya, Estonian, Finnish, Mongolian, and Inari Sámi.
Similar: caritive case, privative case
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noun case used to express the lack of something
| Español | caso abesivo |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 欠格 kekkaku |
| 中文 | 欠格 qiàngé |
| Português | caso abessivo |
| Français | abessif |
| Deutsch | Abessiv |
| Italiano | caso abessivo |
| Русский | абесси́в abessív |
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