genitive absolute

noun

in Ancient Greek, more frequent than the accusative absolute and the nominative absolute

OriginLatin genitīvus absolūtus →
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Meanings

noungenitive absolute (plural genitives absolute or genitive absolutes)

plural genitives absolute · plural genitive absolutes

  1. an independent phrase in a sentence conveying additional circumstances in the genitive case; present in many Indo-European languages, such as:
    1. grammarin Ancient Greek, more frequent than the accusative absolute and the nominative absolute
    2. grammarin Sanskrit later to the locative absolute
    3. grammarin Avestan
    4. grammarin Armenian
    5. grammarin Tocharian, not so common
    6. grammarin Middle Dutch, early modern Dutch and (vestigially) modern Dutch
    7. grammarrarely in Middle High German

Origin

  1. Latingenitīvus absolūtus
  2. Englishgenitive absolute

Calque of Latin genitīvus absolūtus.

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Translations

Dutch genitivus absolutus, absolute genitief
  • genitivus absolutusindependent genitive phrase
  • absolute genitiefindependent genitive phrase
Finnish absoluuttinen genetiivi
  • absoluuttinen genetiiviindependent genitive phrase
French génitif absolu
  • génitif absoluindependent genitive phrase
German Genitivus absolutus
  • Genitivus absolutusindependent genitive phrase
Greek γενική απόλυτη
  • γενική απόλυτη (genikí apólyti)independent genitive phrase
Latin genitīvus absolūtus
  • genitīvus absolūtusindependent genitive phrase
Polish dopełniacz niezależny, genitivus absolutus
  • dopełniacz niezależnyindependent genitive phrase
  • genitivus absolutusindependent genitive phrase
Spanish genitivo absoluto
  • genitivo absolutoindependent genitive phrase
Swedish absolut genitiv
  • absolut genitivindependent genitive phrase
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APA

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

MLA

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Chicago

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