genitive absolute
Grammar
noun
(In ancient Greek) a construction consisting of a noun (or pronoun) and a participle both in the genitive case, being grammatically independent of the main clause and expressing the time, occasion, or circumstance of a fact stated.
- Similar to the Latin ablative absolute..
Origin
Mid 17th century. After post-classical Latin genitivus absolutus.
- pensione
- pensioned-off
- pensioneer
- pensioneering
- pensioner
- Pensioner Parliament
- pensionership
- pension fund
- pension house
- pensionless
- pension list
- pension money
- pension mortgage
- pensionnaire
- pensionnat
- Pension Parliament
- pension plan
- pension pot
- pension roll
- pension scheme
- pension schemer
- pensions day
- pensions list
- pensions plan
- pensions scheme