accusative
The accusative caseThe accusative case.
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Translations
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Meaning
2 sensesThe accusative case.
Akkusativ, Wenfall, vierter Fall
вини́тельный паде́жvinítelʹnyj padéž
знахі́дний відмі́нокznaxídnyj vidmínok, знахі́днийznaxídnyj
A word inflected in the accusative case.
- the case of nouns serving as the direct object of a verb
Origin
First attested in the mid 15th century. From Middle English accusative, from Anglo-NormanFirst attested in the mid 15th century. From Middle English accusative, from Anglo-Norman accusatif or Middle French acusatif or from Latin accūsātīvus (“having been blamed”), from accūsō (“to blame”). Equivalent to accuse + -ative. The Latin form is a mistranslation of the Ancient Greek grammatical term αἰτιᾱτική (aitiātikḗ, “expressing an effect”). This term actually comes from αἰτιᾱτός (aitiātós, “caused”) + -ῐκός (-ĭkós, adjective suffix), but was reanalyzed as coming from αἰτιᾱ- (aitiā-), the stem of the verb αἰτιάομαι (aitiáomai, “to blame”), + -τῐκός (-tĭkós, verbal adjective suffix).
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Forms
plural: accusatives| Singular | accusative |
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regular
Synonyms
2 synonyms- the case of nouns serving as the direct object of a verb:accusative caseobjective case
Word family
4 related wordsSee also
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