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accusative
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[əˈkjuːzətɪv], (Adjective)
Definitions:
- (in Latin, Greek, German, and some other languages) denoting a case of nouns, pronouns, and adjectives which expresses the object of an action or the goal of motion
(e.g: the accusative case marks the object of the verb)
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Origin
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late Middle English: from Latin (casus) accusativus, literally ‘relating to an accusation or (legal) case’, translating Greek (ptōsis) aitiatikē ‘(the case) showing cause’
[əˈkjuːzətɪv], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a word in the accusative case
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Origin
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late Middle English: from Latin (casus) accusativus, literally ‘relating to an accusation or (legal) case’, translating Greek (ptōsis) aitiatikē ‘(the case) showing cause’
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