What does Ablative Absolute mean?
A noun or pronoun, with a participle in agreement, may be put in the ablative to define the time or circumstances of an action. This construction is called the Ablative Absolute.
What is the Ablative Absolute in Latin?
One of the most common uses of present and perfect participles in Latin is a construction called the Ablative Absolute. The ablatives of a participle and a noun (or pronoun) are used to form a substitute for a subordinate clause defining the circumstances or situation in which the action of the main verb occurs.