ergative case

noun

A grammatical case used to indicate the agent of a transitive verb in ergative-absolutive languages.

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Meanings

nounergative case (usually uncountable, plural ergative cases)

plural ergative cases

  1. uncountableusuallygrammarA grammatical case used to indicate the agent of a transitive verb in ergative-absolutive languages.

    Synonyms: ergative

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA grammatical case used to indicate the agent of a transitive verb in ergative-absolutive languages.

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Translations

Basque nork
  • norkcase used to indicate the agent of a verb in ergative-absolutive languages
Bulgarian ергативен падеж
  • ергативен падеж (ergativen padež)case used to indicate the agent of a verb in ergative-absolutive languages
Chinese Mandarin 作格
  • 作格 (zuògé)case used to indicate the agent of a verb in ergative-absolutive languages
Danish relativ, ergativ
  • relativcase used to indicate the agent of a verb in ergative-absolutive languages
  • ergativcase used to indicate the agent of a verb in ergative-absolutive languages
Dutch ergatief
  • ergatiefcase used to indicate the agent of a verb in ergative-absolutive languages
Esperanto ergativo
  • ergativocase used to indicate the agent of a verb in ergative-absolutive languages
Finnish ergatiivi
  • ergatiivicase used to indicate the agent of a verb in ergative-absolutive languages
French ergatif
  • ergatifcase used to indicate the agent of a verb in ergative-absolutive languages
German Ergativ
  • Ergativcase used to indicate the agent of a verb in ergative-absolutive languages
Hungarian ergativus
  • ergativuscase used to indicate the agent of a verb in ergative-absolutive languages
Italian caso ergativo
  • caso ergativocase used to indicate the agent of a verb in ergative-absolutive languages
Japanese 能格
  • 能格 (nōkaku)case used to indicate the agent of a verb in ergative-absolutive languages
Korean 능격
  • 능격 (neunggyeok)case used to indicate the agent of a verb in ergative-absolutive languages
Latin casus ergativus
  • casus ergativuscase used to indicate the agent of a verb in ergative-absolutive languages
Polish ergatyw, ergativus
  • ergatywcase used to indicate the agent of a verb in ergative-absolutive languages
  • ergativuscase used to indicate the agent of a verb in ergative-absolutive languages
Portuguese caso ergativo
  • caso ergativocase used to indicate the agent of a verb in ergative-absolutive languages
Romanian ergativ
  • ergativcase used to indicate the agent of a verb in ergative-absolutive languages
Russian эргати́в, эргати́вный паде́ж
  • эргати́в (ergatív)case used to indicate the agent of a verb in ergative-absolutive languages
  • эргати́вный паде́ж (ergatívnyj padéž)case used to indicate the agent of a verb in ergative-absolutive languages
Spanish caso ergativo, ergativo
  • caso ergativocase used to indicate the agent of a verb in ergative-absolutive languages
  • ergativocase used to indicate the agent of a verb in ergative-absolutive languages
Turkish eşişlevsel hal
  • eşişlevsel halcase used to indicate the agent of a verb in ergative-absolutive languages
Cite this entry
APA

ergative case. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ergative%20case

MLA

“ergative case.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ergative%20case. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ergative case,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ergative%20case.

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