genitive absolute

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Noun

genitive absolute

1. (grammar) an independent phrase in a sentence conveying additional circumstances in the genitive case; present:
   1. in Ancient Greek, more frequent than the accusative absolute and the nominative absolute
   2. in Sanskrit later to the locative absolute
   3. in Avestan
   4. in Armenian
   5. in Tocharian, not so common
   6. in Middle Dutch and early modern Dutch
   7. rarely in Middle High German

Translations

• French: génitif absolu
• German: Genitivus absolutus

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