naamval

AfrikaansEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Dutch naamval.

PronunciationEdit

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

NounEdit

naamval (plural naamvalle)

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

Derived termsEdit

DutchEdit

EtymologyEdit

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.

PronunciationEdit

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

NounEdit

naamval m (plural naamvallen, diminutive naamvalletje n)

  1. (grammar) case
    Synonym: casus

Derived termsEdit

See alsoEdit

Cases in the Indo-European languages: