abessive
[ a-bes-iv ]
/ æˈbɛs ɪv /
adjective
noting a case, as in Finnish, whose distinctive function is to indicate absence or lack.
noun
the abessive case.
Origin of abessive
1890–94; < Latin
abess(e) to be distant +
-ive
Words nearby abessive
aberrant goiter,
aberrant regeneration,
aberrated,
aberration,
aberystwyth,
abessive,
abet,
abetalipoproteinemia,
abettor,
abeyance,
abeyant