accusative

[ uh-kyoo-zuh-tiv ]

/ əˈkyu zə tɪv /

adjective

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).

accusatory.

noun

an accusative case.

a word in an accusative case.

a form or construction of similar function.

Origin of accusative

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, from Middle French, or directly from Latin accūsātīvus, equivalent to ac-, a variant of the prefix ad- + -cūsātīvus, combining form of causātīvus “pertaining to a lawsuit; accusative (case) (as if a defendant in a lawsuit)”; loan translation of Greek aitiatikḗ, in the sense “pointing to the origin or cause, accusing;” in Stoic grammatical theory “that which is caused by the verb”; see ad-, causative

OTHER WORDS FROM accusative

ac·cu·sa·tive·ly, adverbself-ac·cu·sa·tive, adjective

Words nearby accusative

accursed, accus., accusal, accusation, accusatival, accusative, accusatorial, accusatory, accuse, accused, accuser

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Example sentences from the Web for accusative

The familiar use of these participles by the Augustan poets with an accusative attached (galeam indutus, traiectus lora).
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 3|Various
Of the other cases, the dative and accusative occur most frequently with prepositions.
Anglo-Saxon Grammar and Exercise Book|C. Alphonso Smith
Swa ibruce &c., As surely as I possess my kingdom: brcan usually takes a genitive; here with dative or accusative.
Selections from Early Middle English 1130-1250: Part II: Notes|Various
For accusative plural endings in the third declension, he concludes that -is for Ovid can be neither established nor excluded.
The Last Poems of Ovid|Ovid

As such, it is in the accusative case after the verb believe.
The English Language|Robert Gordon Latham

British Dictionary definitions for accusative

accusative

/ (əˈkjuːzətɪv) /

adjective

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 purposesSee also objective (def. 5)

another word for accusatorial

noun

grammar

the accusative case
a word or speech element in the accusative case

Derived forms of accusative

accusatival (əˌkjuːzəˈtaɪvəl), adjectiveaccusatively, adverb

Word Origin for accusative

C15: from Latin; in grammar, from the phrase cāsus accūsātīvus accusative case, a mistaken translation of Greek ptōsis aitiatikē the case indicating causation. See accuse

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单词	accusative
释义	accusative [ uh-kyoo-zuh-tiv ] / əˈkyu zə tɪv / adjective 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). accusatory. noun an accusative case. a word in an accusative case. a form or construction of similar function. Origin of accusative First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, from Middle French, or directly from Latin accūsātīvus, equivalent to ac-, a variant of the prefix ad- + -cūsātīvus, combining form of causātīvus “pertaining to a lawsuit; accusative (case) (as if a defendant in a lawsuit)”; loan translation of Greek aitiatikḗ, in the sense “pointing to the origin or cause, accusing;” in Stoic grammatical theory “that which is caused by the verb”; see ad-, causative OTHER WORDS FROM accusative ac·cu·sa·tive·ly, adverbself-ac·cu·sa·tive, adjective Words nearby accusative accursed, accus., accusal, accusation, accusatival, accusative, accusatorial, accusatory, accuse, accused, accuser Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for accusative The familiar use of these participles by the Augustan poets with an accusative attached (galeam indutus, traiectus lora). Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 3\|Various Of the other cases, the dative and accusative occur most frequently with prepositions. Anglo-Saxon Grammar and Exercise Book\|C. Alphonso Smith Swa ibruce &c., As surely as I possess my kingdom: brcan usually takes a genitive; here with dative or accusative. Selections from Early Middle English 1130-1250: Part II: Notes\|Various For accusative plural endings in the third declension, he concludes that -is for Ovid can be neither established nor excluded. The Last Poems of Ovid\|Ovid As such, it is in the accusative case after the verb believe. The English Language\|Robert Gordon Latham British Dictionary definitions for accusative accusative / (əˈkjuːzətɪv) / adjective 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 purposesSee also objective (def. 5) another word for accusatorial noun grammar the accusative case a word or speech element in the accusative case Derived forms of accusative accusatival (əˌkjuːzəˈtaɪvəl), adjectiveaccusatively, adverb Word Origin for accusative C15: from Latin; in grammar, from the phrase cāsus accūsātīvus accusative case, a mistaken translation of Greek ptōsis aitiatikē the case indicating causation. See accuse Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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