3 February 2016
abessive
[a-bes-iv] Grammar
adjective
1. noting a case, as in Finnish, whose distinctive function is to indicate absence or lack.
noun
2. the 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”.
Origin of abessive
Latin
1890-1894; < Latin abess (e) to be distant + -ive
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