Definitions
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- adjective linguistics, of a verb
Intransitive and having anagent as itssubject . - noun linguistics An unergative verb.
Etymologies
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un- + ergative, from the fact that in an ergative-absolutive language, the only case which uniquely identifies a volitional argument is the ergative case, which marks the agent of a transitive verb.
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Examples
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Even Lemnian, related to Etruscan, shows the same unergative usage of the s-genitive avis 'of the year/age', Hulaies 'of Hulaie', śialχveis 'of 60'
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