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caritive case

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A case used to express the lack or absence of something. It has the meaning of the English preposition "without." The caritive case is found in some Caucasian languages.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

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Synonyms: abessive case, privative case

Antonyms: none provided

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Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: karitiivi — case used to express the lack of something
  • French: caritif — case used to express the lack of something
  • German: Karitiv — case used to express the lack of something
  • Hungarian: caritivus — case used to express the lack of something
  • Hungarian: karitívusz — case used to express the lack of something
  • Italian: caso caritivo — case used to express the lack of something
  • Latin: casus caritivus — case used to express the lack of something
  • Norwegian Bokmål: karitiv — case used to express the lack of something
  • Polish: caritivus — case used to express the lack of something
  • Portuguese: caso caritivo — case used to express the lack of something
  • Russian: лиши́тельный паде́ж (lišítelʹnyj padéž) — case used to express the lack of something
  • Russian: изъя́тельный паде́ж (izʺjátelʹnyj padéž) — case used to express the lack of something
  • Spanish: caso caritivo — case used to express the lack of something
  • Swedish: kartitiv — case used to express the lack of something