accusative

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /əˈkjuːzətɪv/
• (America) enPR: əkū'zətĭv, IPA: /əˈkjuzətɪv/

Adjective

accusative

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

   Synonyms: accusatory, accusatorial

   • This hath been a very accusative age.

2. (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

• Portuguese: acusativo, acusatório
• Russian: обвини́тельный
• Spanish: acusativo

Translations

• French: accusatif
• German: Akkusativ, akkusativisch
• Portuguese: acusativo
• Russian: вини́тельный
• Spanish: acusativo

Noun

accusative (plural accusatives)

1. (grammar) The accusative case.

Synonyms

• (accusative case) acc., A.

Translations

• French: accusatif, cas accusatif
• German: Akkusativ, Wenfall, vierter Fall
• Italian: accusativo
• Portuguese: acusativo
• Russian: вини́тельный паде́ж
• Spanish: acusativo, caso acusativo

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