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10 Letter Words for Accusative
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Definitions for Accusative
[1] 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.
[2] 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) .
[3] accusatory.
[4] an accusative case.
[5] a word in an accusative case.
[6] a form or construction of similar function.
[7] 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)
[8] another word for accusatorial
[9] grammar the accusative case a word or speech element in the accusative case
Words nearby Accusative
accursed, accus., accusal, accusation, accusatival, accusative, accusatorial, accusatory, accuse, accused, accuser
Origin of Accusative
1400–50; late Middle English (< Middle French ) < Latin accūsātīvus, equivalent to ac- ac- + -cūsātīvus, combining form of causātīvus (see causative) a loan-translation of Greek aitiatikḗ, in the sense of pointing to the origin or cause, accusing)
Other words from Accusative
ac·cu·sa·tive·ly , adverb
self-ac·cu·sa·tive , adjective
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