Accusative

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Table of contents

1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Adjective 1.2.1 Translations 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations

English

Etymology

From French adjective accusatif, from Latin accusativus, from perfect passive participle accusatus, from verb accusare, + adjective suffix -ivus. See Accuse

Adjective

accusative

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

   Quotations

   • This hath been a very accusative age - Sir E. Dering

2. (Grammar): 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 consruction.

Translations

• Dutch: beschuldigend
• French: accusatif
• German: akkusativ
• Interlingua: accusative
• Italian: accusativo
• Latin: accusativus
• Portuguese: acusativo
• Spanish: acusativo

Noun

accusative

1. (Grammar): The accusative case.

Translations

• Dutch: accusatief m, vierde naamval m, lijdend voorwerp n
• Esperanto: akuzativo
• French: accusatif m
• German: Akkusativ m
• Interlingua: accusativo
• Italian: accusativo
• Latin: casus accusativus
• Portuguese: acusativo
• Spanish: acusativo m, complemento directo m