What does ergative mean?
Definitions for ergative
ˈɜr gə tɪverga·tive
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ergativenoun
the ergative case
ergativenoun
an ergative verb or other expression
ergativeadjective
Used of various situations where the subject of transitive constructions have different grammatical cases or thematic relations to those of intransitive constructions.
The case systems of ergative languages are counterintuitive to speakers of Indo-European languages.
Etymology: From the, from.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of ergative in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of ergative in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
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