accusative
|ac-cu-sa-tive|
C1
/əˈkjuːzətɪv/
direct object case
Etymology
Etymology Information
'accusative' originates from Latin, specifically the word 'accusativus', where 'accusare' meant 'to accuse'.
Historical Evolution
'accusativus' transformed into the Old French word 'accusatif', and eventually became the modern English word 'accusative'.
Meaning Changes
Initially, it meant 'relating to an accusation', but over time it evolved into its current grammatical meaning.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Adjective 1
relating to or denoting a case of nouns, pronouns, and adjectives in certain languages, typically marking the direct object of a verb.
In Latin, the word 'puellam' is in the accusative case.
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