accusative

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Translations 2 French 2.1 Adjective

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

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accusative (not comparable)

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

   • 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 construction. In German the case used for direct objects.

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accusative (plural accusatives)

1. (grammar): The accusative case.

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accusative f.

1. Feminine of accusatif.