Ergativity

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English

Etymology

From ergative + -ity.

Transliteration Pronunciation

Hangul (Korean transliteration): 어거티비티

Noun

ergativity (uncountable)

(linguistics) The property of a grammar's (or, by extension, a language's) being ergative; the attribute of possessing a grammatical pattern such that the object of a transitive verb is treated the same way as the subject of an intransitive one, while the subject of the transitive verb is treated differently.

Coordinate terms

accusativity

Derived terms

Other Dictionary Entries for "Ergativity"

Wiktionary's Entry for "Ergativity" Cambridge Dictionary's Entry for "Ergativity"

See also

Further reading

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