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Ergative case

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ergative(grammar) With the subject of a transitive construction having grammatical cases or thematic relations different from those of an intransitive construction.
genitive-accusativenoun(linguistics) The use of genitive as a case of the grammatical object; exists at least in several Slavic and Finnic languages.
genitive absolutenoun(grammar) an independent phrase in a sentence conveying additional circumstances in the genitive case; present in many Indo-European languages, such as:
genitivenoun(countable) A word inflected in the genitive case, and which thus indicates origin or possession.
genetivenounArchaic spelling of genitive. [(countable) A word inflected in the genitive case, and which thus indicates origin or possession.]
gen.noun(title) Abbreviation of General (military rank).
gerundnoun(grammar) A verbal form that functions as a verbal noun. (In English, a gerund has the same spelling as a present participle, but functions differently; however, this distinction may be ambiguous or unclear and so is no longer made in some modern texts such as A Comprehensive Grammar of the English Language and The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language)
generative grammarnoun(linguistics, countable) A system of rules that can generate all and only those combinations of words that form grammatical sentences in a given language.
g-formnounThe base form of a verb (as opposed to its extended verb forms), particularly in the Semitic languages
grammaticationnoun(obsolete) A principle of grammar; a grammatical rule.
gerund-participlenoun(grammar) The form of an English verb that ends in -ing and can function as a noun, an adjective, or a progressive verb.
gerundivenoun(in Latin grammar) A verbal adjective that describes obligation or necessity, equivalent in form to the future passive participle.
greeknounThe language spoken by people of Greece, particularly, depending on context, Ancient Greek or Modern Greek.
common gendernoun(grammar) In some languages (e.g. Latin, Lithuanian), a gender applied to a noun that can be either masculine or feminine.
generantnounSomething or someone that generates; a generator.
grammatisticnoun(obsolete) Grammar.
gram.nounAbbreviation of grammar. [(countable and uncountable, linguistics) A system of rules and principles for the structure of a language, or of languages in general.]
grammatical gendernoun(grammar) The grammatically prescribed gender of a noun, which does not necessarily correspond with the referent’s attributes such as biological sex.
gendernounIdentification as a man, a woman, or something else, and association with a (social) role or set of behavioral and cultural traits, clothing, etc; a category to which a person belongs on this basis. (Compare gender role, gender identity.)
grammaresenoun(rare) The technical jargon associated with grammar.

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