cognate accusative
cognate accusative · cognate accusatives
An object of kindred sense or derivationAn object of kindred sense or derivation; specifically, that which may adverbially follow an intransitive verb (for example, the word death in “to die the death”).
UK/ˈkɒɡneɪt əˈkjuːzətɪv/US/ˈkɑɡˌneɪt əˈkjuzətɪv/
Meaning
1 sensesAn object of kindred sense or derivation; specifically, that which may adverbially follow an intransitive verb (for example, the word death in “to die the death”).
Translations
3 languagesOrigin
Calque of Latin accūsātīvus cognātus (“a cognate accusative”).Calque of Latin accūsātīvus cognātus (“a cognate accusative”).
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