A Dictionary of Grammatical Terms in Linguistics
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/ adj. Denoting an adverbial clause or phrase which expresses the notion ‘because (of)’: Because of the fog, we had to land in Luton; I’m late because I missed my train. Some languages have an overt case form for this purpose: Basque -engatik, as in euriarengatik ‘because of the rain’ (euria ‘the rain’).
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