abessive case

Noun

Meaning

abessive case (plural abessive cases)

(grammar) A grammatical case used to express the lack or absence of something. It has the meaning of the English preposition without or the affix -less.
Synonyms: caritive case, privative case
Languages that use the abessive case include Erzya, Estonian, Finnish, Mongolian, Northern Sámi, and Inari Sámi.

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