# ablative absolute

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈæb.lə.tɪv æb.soʊˈlut/

## Definitions
1. A construction in Latin and other sister languages in which an independent phrase with a noun in the ablative case has a participle, adjective, or noun, expressed or implied, which agrees with it in gender, number and case – both words forming a clause grammatically unconnected with the rest of the sentence.

## Etymology
Calque of Latin ablativus absolutus.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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