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abessive case
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abessive casenoun
case used to express the lack or absence of something. It has the meaning of the English preposition "without" or the affix -less. Some languages that use the abessive case are Erzya, Estonian, Finnish, and Inari Sami.
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Abessive case
In linguistics, abessive (abbreviated ABE or ABESS), caritive and privative (abbreviated PRIV) is the grammatical case expressing the lack or absence of the marked noun. In English, the corresponding function is expressed by the preposition without or by the suffix -less. The name abessive is derived from abesse "to be away/absent", and is especially used in reference to Uralic languages. The name caritive is derived from Latin: carere "to lack", and is especially used in reference to Caucasian languages. The name privative is derived from Latin: privare "to deprive".
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Abessive case
In linguistics, abessive, caritive and privative are names for a grammatical case expressing the lack or absence of the marked noun. In English, the corresponding function is expressed by the preposition without or by the suffix -less. The name abessive is derived from Latin abesse "to be away/absent", and is especially used in reference to Uralic languages. The name caritive is derived from Latin carere "to lack", and is especially used in reference to Caucasian languages. The name privative is derived from Latin privare "to deprive".
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of abessive case in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of abessive case in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
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