accusative
English Edit
Etymology Edit
First attested in the mid 15th century. From Middle English accusative, from Anglo-Norman accusatif or Middle French acusatif or from Latin accūsātīvus (“having been blamed”), from accūsō (“to blame”). Equivalent to accuse + -ative. The Latin form is a mistranslation of the Ancient Greek grammatical term αἰτιᾱτική (aitiātikḗ, “expressing an effect”). This term actually comes from αἰτιᾱτός (aitiātós, “caused”) + -ῐκός (-ikós, adjective suffix), but was reanalyzed as coming from αἰτιᾱ- (aitiā-), the stem of the verb αἰτιάομαι (aitiáomai, “to blame”), + -τῐκός (-tikós, verbal adjective suffix).
Pronunciation Edit
- (UK) IPA(key): /əˈkjuːzətɪv/
- (US) enPR: əkū'zətĭv, IPA(key): /əˈkjuzətɪv/
- Hyphenation: ac‧cusa‧tive
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Adjective Edit
accusative (comparative more accusative, superlative most accusative)
- Producing accusations; in a manner that reflects a finding of fault or blame
- Synonyms: accusatory, accusatorial
- 22 November, 1641, Edward Dering, a speech:
- This hath been a very accusative age.
- (grammar) Applied to the case (as the fourth case of Latin, Lithuanian 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.
Translations Edit
producing accusations; accusatory
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Noun Edit
accusative (plural accusatives)
- (grammar) The accusative case.
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Translations Edit
accusative case
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Adjective Edit
accusative
Latin Edit
Noun Edit
accūsātīve