The name abessive is derived from abesse “to be away/absent”, and is especially used in reference to Uralic languages. The name caritive is derived from Latin: carere “to lack”, and is especially used in reference to Caucasian languages. The name privative is derived from Latin: privare “to deprive”.
Example:
In the Somali language, the abessive case is marked by -laa or -la and dropping all but the first syllable on certain words. For example:jeceylaa “love”jeelaa “loveless”dar “clothes”dharla’aan “clothesless,” i.e., naked
