Afrikaans edit

Etymology edit

From Dutch naamval.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈnaːm.fɑl/
  • Hyphenation: naam‧val

Noun edit

naamval (plural naamvalle)

  1. (grammar) grammatical case
    Synonyms: kasus, casus

Derived terms edit

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

From naam (name, noun, nominal) +‎ val (case), calque of Latin cāsus nōminis. The oldest terms were val and geval, translating Latin casus (case), but the grammatical meaning of those words is now obsolete. Naam in the sense “noun” is also obsolete now.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈnaːm.vɑl/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: naam‧val

Noun edit

naamval m (plural naamvallen, diminutive naamvalletje n)

  1. (grammar) case
    Synonym: casus

Derived terms edit

See also edit

Cases in the Indo-European languages: