ergative

[ ur-guh-tiv ]

/ ˈɜr gə tɪv /

adjective

Grammar.

(in certain languages, as Basque, Eskimo, and some Caucasian languages) noting a case that indicates the subject of a transitive verb and is distinct from the case indicating the subject of an intransitive verb.
similar to such a case in function or meaning, especially in indicating an agent, as the subject She in She opened the door, in contrast to the subject The door in The door opened.

Linguistics. pertaining to a type of language that has an ergative case or in which the direct object of a transitive verb has the same form as the subject of an intransitive verb.Compare accusative (def. 2).

noun Grammar.

the ergative case.

a word in the ergative case.

a form or construction of similar function or meaning.

Origin of ergative

First recorded in 1945–50; from Greek ergát(ēs) “worker” (see ergate) + -ive

OTHER WORDS FROM ergative

er·ga·tiv·i·ty, noun

Words nearby ergative

Erfurt, erg, ergasia, ergastoplasm, ergate, ergative, ergatocracy, -ergic, ergo, ergocalciferol, ergodic

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British Dictionary definitions for ergative

ergative

/ (ˈɜːɡətɪv) linguistics /

adjective

denoting a type of verb that takes the same noun as either direct object or as subject, with equivalent meaning. Thus, "fuse" is an ergative verb: "He fused the lights" and "The lights fused" have equivalent meaning

denoting a case of nouns in certain languages, for example, Inuktitut or Basque, marking a noun used interchangeably as either the direct object of a transitive verb or the subject of an intransitive verb

denoting a language that has ergative verbs or ergative nouns

noun

an ergative verb

an ergative noun or case of nouns

Word Origin for ergative

C20: from Greek ergatēs a workman + -ive

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单词	ergative
释义	ergative [ ur-guh-tiv ] / ˈɜr gə tɪv / adjective Grammar. (in certain languages, as Basque, Eskimo, and some Caucasian languages) noting a case that indicates the subject of a transitive verb and is distinct from the case indicating the subject of an intransitive verb. similar to such a case in function or meaning, especially in indicating an agent, as the subject She in She opened the door, in contrast to the subject The door in The door opened. Linguistics. pertaining to a type of language that has an ergative case or in which the direct object of a transitive verb has the same form as the subject of an intransitive verb.Compare accusative (def. 2). noun Grammar. the ergative case. a word in the ergative case. a form or construction of similar function or meaning. Origin of ergative First recorded in 1945–50; from Greek ergát(ēs) “worker” (see ergate) + -ive OTHER WORDS FROM ergative er·ga·tiv·i·ty, noun Words nearby ergative Erfurt, erg, ergasia, ergastoplasm, ergate, ergative, ergatocracy, -ergic, ergo, ergocalciferol, ergodic Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for ergative ergative / (ˈɜːɡətɪv) linguistics / adjective denoting a type of verb that takes the same noun as either direct object or as subject, with equivalent meaning. Thus, "fuse" is an ergative verb: "He fused the lights" and "The lights fused" have equivalent meaning denoting a case of nouns in certain languages, for example, Inuktitut or Basque, marking a noun used interchangeably as either the direct object of a transitive verb or the subject of an intransitive verb denoting a language that has ergative verbs or ergative nouns noun an ergative verb an ergative noun or case of nouns Word Origin for ergative C20: from Greek ergatēs a workman + -ive Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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