Definitions from Wiktionary (ergative-absolutive)
▸ adjective: (grammar) Being or relating to a language where the single argument (subject) of an intransitive verb behaves like the object of a transitive verb, and differently from the agent of a transitive verb.
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▸ adjective: (grammar) Being or relating to a language where the single argument (subject) of an intransitive verb behaves like the object of a transitive verb, and differently from the agent of a transitive verb.
Similar:
ergative,
absolutive,
absolutival,
ablatival,
endoactive,
invertive,
accusative,
objective,
agentive,
agential,
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