ergative case

Noun

Meaning

ergative case (usually uncountable, plural ergative cases)

(grammar) A grammatical case used to indicate the agent of a transitive verb in ergative-absolutive languages.
Synonym: (ellipsis) ergative

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

nominative case oblique case possessive case ablative case genitive case objective case accusative case

Related terms

absolutive case

Close letter words and terms

ergatandromorph ergate ergative ergative verb ergative-absolutive ergatively