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ergative

Learn how to correctly hyphenate "ergative" with detailed syllable breakdown and pronunciation guide.

2 syllables
8 characters
English (US)
Fig. 1 — . The composing stick. “ergative” is set in lead; each gap is a place it may break.
2syllables

ergative

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ergative is a polysyllabic word with 2 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, ergative is hyphenated as:

Definitions ofergative

1noun
  • The ergative case.
  • An ergative verb or other expression.
1adjective
  • (grammar) Used of various situations where the subjects of transitive constructions have different grammatical cases or thematic relations to those of intransitive constructions.

    Example: "The case systems of ergative languages are counterintuitive to speakers of Indo-European languages."

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