Editing Absolutive case (section)

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In [[grammar]], the '''absolutive case''' ([[list of glossing abbreviations|abbreviated]] {{sc|'''abs'''}}) is the case of nouns in [[ergative–absolutive language]]s that would generally be the subjects of [[intransitive verb]]s or the objects of [[transitive verb]]s in the translational equivalents of [[nominative–accusative language]]s such as [[English language|English]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Absolutive case definition at SIL Glossary of Linguistic Terms|url=https://glossary.sil.org/term/absolutive-case|website=SIL International|access-date=June 6, 2020}}</ref>