/a bes"iv/ , Gram.
adj.
1. noting a case, as in Finnish, whose distinctive function is to indicate absence or lack.
n.
2. the abessive case.
[ 1890-94; abess ( e ) to be distant + -IVE ]
/a bes"iv/ , Gram.
adj.
1. noting a case, as in Finnish, whose distinctive function is to indicate absence or lack.
n.
2. the abessive case.
[ 1890-94; abess ( e ) to be distant + -IVE ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012