locative absolute

English

Etymology

Calque of Latin locativus absolutus.

Noun

locative absolute (plural locatives absolute or locative absolutes)

  1. (grammar) an independent phrase in a sentence conveying additional circumstances in the locative case; present:
    1. in Sanskrit
    2. in Pali
    3. in Avestan

Further reading
  • Bauer, Brigitte (2000) Archaic Syntax in Indo-European, Berlin, New York: Mouton De Gruyter, →ISBN, pages 261–333
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