dative absolute
nounEtymology Calque of Latin dativus absolutus.
9 senses
› an independent phrase in a sentence… › in Germanic:
Grammar, Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences in Old English
› an independent phrase in a sentence… › in Germanic: › in Old English
Grammar, Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences it has been continued by Modern English but at some point became the nominative absolute
› an independent phrase in a sentence… › in Germanic:
Grammar, Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences in Old High German
Grammar, Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences in Middle Dutch less frequently than the genitive absolute
Grammar, Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences in Old Norse
Grammar, Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences in Gothic
› an independent phrase in a sentence…
Grammar, Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences in Old Church Slavonic
› an independent phrase in a sentence… › in Old Church Slavonic
Grammar, Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences in Old East Slavic and due to Old Church Slavonic influence in Russian as late as the 18th century
› an independent phrase in a sentence…
Grammar, Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences in Lithuanian and Latvian