accusative
Grammar.
(in certain inflected languages, as Latin, Greek, or Russian) noting a case whose distinctive function is to indicate the direct object of a verb or the object of certain prepositions.
similar to such a case form in function or meaning.
Linguistics. pertaining to a type of language in which there is an accusative case or in which subjects of transitive verbs behave the same way as subjects of intransitive verbs.: Compare ergative (def. 2).
an accusative case.
a word in an accusative case.
a form or construction of similar function.
Origin of accusative
1Other words from accusative
- ac·cu·sa·tive·ly, adverb
- self-ac·cu·sa·tive, adjective
Words Nearby accusative
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How to use accusative in a sentence
I expected to find you among your pillows,' said I, accusative.
Moreover, fet of the plural applies only to the nominative and accusative; the genitive has fota, the dative fotum.
Language | Edward SapirThe construction with on is rare, the verb in this sense regularly takes an accusative.
This seems justly observed, for we say, He came himself; Himself shall do this; where himself cannot be an accusative.
A Grammar of the English Tongue | Samuel JohnsonEvery accusative resembles either the nominative or the dative; if the latter, it ends in -e.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 6 (of 7) -- Introduction, Glossary, and Indexes | Geoffrey Chaucer
British Dictionary definitions for accusative
/ (əˈkjuːzətɪv) /
grammar denoting a case of nouns, pronouns, and adjectives in inflected languages that is used to identify the direct object of a finite verb, of certain prepositions, and for certain other purposes: See also objective (def. 5)
another word for accusatorial
grammar
the accusative case
a word or speech element in the accusative case
Origin of accusative
1Derived forms of accusative
- accusatival (əˌkjuːzəˈtaɪvəl), adjective
- accusatively, adverb
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