Abessive Case
Definition:
Abessive case is a case that expresses the lack or absence of the referent of the noun it marks.
It has the meaning of the English preposition without.
Discussion:
The term abessive case is used especially in studies of Finno-Ugric grammar. Its synonym caritive case is used in the description of some other languages, notably Caucasian ones.
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