locative absolute
The term "locative absolute" is primarily found in ancient languages like Sanskrit, Pali, and Avestan, where it serves to add contextual details about the location or circumstances of an action.
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Definition
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(technical, academic)A grammatical structure where a noun and participle in the locative case provide additional context about the location or circumstances of an action.
Example
- In the sentence, 'The sun rising, the village began to stir,' the phrase 'the sun rising' acts as a locative absolute.
Similar
Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "locative absolute":
accusative absolutenominative absolutedative absolutegenitive absolutepartitive ablative