Definitions for accusative
əˈkyu zə tɪvac·cu·sa·tive

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. accusative, accusative case, objective caseadjective

   the case of nouns serving as the direct object of a verb

2. accusative, accusatory, accusing, accusiveadjective

   containing or expressing accusation

   "an accusitive forefinger"; "black accusatory looks"; "accusive shoes and telltale trousers"- O.Henry; "his accusing glare"

3. objective, accusativeadjective

   serving as or indicating the object of a verb or of certain prepositions and used for certain other purposes

   "objective case"; "accusative endings"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. accusativenoun

   The accusative case.

2. accusativeadjective

   Producing accusations; accusatory; accusatorial; a manner that reflects a finding of fault or blame

3. accusativeadjective

   Applied to the case (as the fourth case of Latin and Greek nouns) which expresses the immediate object on which the action or influence of a transitive verb has its limited influence. Other parts of speech, including secondary or predicate direct objects, will also influence a sentence's construction. In German the case used for direct objects.

4. Etymology: * First attested in the mid 15th century.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Accusativen.adj.

   A term of grammar, signifying the relation of the noun, on which the action implied in the verb terminates.

   Etymology: accusativus, Lat.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Accusative

   The accusative case (abbreviated ACC) of a noun is the grammatical case used to receive the direct object of a transitive verb. In the English language, the only words that occur in the accusative case are pronouns: 'me,' 'him,' 'her,' 'us,' 'whom', and ‘them’. For example, the pronoun they, as the subject of a clause, is in the nominative case ("They wrote a book"); but if the pronoun is instead the object of the verb, it is in the accusative case and they becomes them (“Fred greeted them"). For compound direct objects, it would be, e.g., "Fred invited her and me to the party". The accusative case is used in many languages for the objects of (some or all) prepositions. It is usually combined with the nominative case (for example in Latin). The English term, "accusative", derives from the Latin accusativus, which, in turn, is a translation of the Greek αἰτιατική. The word can also mean "causative", and that might have derived from the Greeks, but the sense of the Roman translation has endured and is used in some other modern languages as the grammatical term for this case, for example in Russian (винительный). The accusative case is typical of early Indo-European languages and still exists in some of them (including Albanian, Armenian, Latin, Sanskrit, Greek, German, Polish, Russian, Serbian, and Ukrainian), in the Finno-Ugric languages (such as Finnish and Hungarian), in all Turkic languages, in Dravidan languages like Malayalam, and in Semitic languages (such as Arabic). Some Balto-Finnic languages, such as Finnish, have two cases for objects, the accusative and the partitive case. In morphosyntactic alignment terms, both do the accusative function, but the accusative object is telic, while the partitive is not. Modern English almost entirely lacks declension in its nouns; pronouns, however, have an understood case usage, as in them, her, him and whom, which merges the accusative and dative functions, and originates in old Germanic dative forms (see Declension in English).

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. accusative

   In grammar, the term "accusative" refers to a grammatical case used to mark the direct object of a verb. This accusative case indicates who or what is receiving the action of the verb in a sentence. It can also be used with prepositions and infinitives. The specific usage and forms of the accusative case can vary between different languages.

2. accusative

   In grammar, the accusative refers to the case of a noun, pronoun, or adjective that typically signifies the direct object of a verb or the object of a preposition. It is used in some languages such as Latin, German, Russian, and Greek, often indicating the receiver of an action. Its form can help understand the role it plays in the sentence structure.

3. accusative

   In grammar, accusative refers to the case of a noun, pronoun, or adjective that is used to indicate the direct object of a verb or the object of certain prepositions. In the sentences, "I see the dog" or "she loves him", "the dog" and "him" are in the accusative case. The specifics of accusative use can vary between different languages.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Accusativeadjective

   producing accusations; accusatory

2. Accusativeadjective

   applied to the case (as the fourth case of Latin and Greek nouns) which expresses the immediate object on which the action or influence of a transitive verb terminates, or the immediate object of motion or tendency to, expressed by a preposition. It corresponds to the objective case in English

3. Accusativenoun

   the accusative case

4. Etymology: [F. accusatif, L. accusativus (in sense 2), fr. accusare. See Accuse.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Accusative

   ak-kūz′a-tiv, adj. accusing.—n. (gram.) the case which expresses the direct object of transitive verbs (in English, the objective)—primarily expressing destination or the goal of motion.—adj. Accus′atival. [Fr. accusatif—L. accusativus, 'of the nature of accusation,' a translation of the Gr. (ptōsis) aitiatikē, (the case) 'of accusing,' but also 'of or pertaining to what is caused or effected' (aitiaton, effect, aitia, cause); hence, properly, the case of the effect.]

Matched Categories

1. • Grammar

How to pronounce accusative?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say accusative in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of accusative in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of accusative in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=accusative
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Accusative
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=accusative
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accusative
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/accusative
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=accusative