ergativity


er·ga·tive

E0196650 (ûr′gə-tĭv)adj.1. Of or relating to a language, such as Georgian, in which the subject of an intransitive verb and the object of a transitive verb are expressed by one grammatical case, and the subject of a transitive verb is expressed by another.2. Of or relating to the grammatical case of the subject of a transitive verb in such a language.n.1. The ergative case.2. An ergative inflection.3. A nominal having an ergative form.
[From Greek ergatēs, worker, from ergon, work; see werg- in Indo-European roots.]
er′ga·tiv′i·ty n.

ergativity

(ˌɜːɡəˈtɪvɪtɪ) n (Grammar) grammar the state of being ergative
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