Absolutive Case

The absolutive case (abbreviated ABS) is the unmarked grammatical case of a core argument of a verb (generally other than the nominative) which is used as the citation form of a noun.

Read more about Absolutive Case:  In Ergative Languages, In Marked-nominative Languages, In Tripartite Languages, In Accusative Languages

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