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(Lat. ablativus, sc. casus, from ablatum, taken away), in grammar, a case of the noun, the fundamental sense of which is direction from; in Latin, the principal language in which the case exists, this has been extended, with or without a preposition, to the instrument or agent of an act, and the place or time at, and manner in, which a thing is done. The case is also found in Sanskrit, Zend, Oscan and Umbrian, and traces remain in other languages. The "Ablative Absolute," a grammatical construction in Latin, consists of a noun in the ablative case, with a participle, attribute or qualifying word agreeing with it, not depending on any other part of the sentence, to express the time, occasion or circumstance of a fact.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Ablative'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/a/ablative.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Ablative'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/a/ablative.html. 1910.
