ACCUSATIVE | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Accusative

Speech Type: Adjective

Etymology:

late Middle English: from Latin (casus) accusativus, literally ‘relating to an accusation or (legal) case’, translating Greek (ptōsis) aitiatikē ‘(the case) showing cause’

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: əˈkjuːzətɪv
Dialects: British English
Definition:

(in Latin, Greek, German, and some other languages) denoting a case of nouns, pronouns, and adjectives which expresses the object of an action or the goal of motion

Short Definition:

denoting case of nouns, pronouns, and adjectives

Examples:
  • the accusative case marks the object of the verb
  • the ending for the accusative singular

Word: Accusative

Speech Type: Noun

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: əˈkjuːzətɪv
Dialects: British English
Definition:

a word in the accusative case.

Short Definition:

word in accusative case

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