naamval

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Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch naamval.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnaːm.fɑl/
  • Hyphenation: naam‧val

Noun

naamval (plural naamvalle)

  1. (grammar) grammatical case
    Synonyms: kasus, casus

Derived terms


Dutch

Etymology

From naam (name, noun, nominal) +‎ val (case), calque of Latin cāsus nōminis. The oldest terms were val and geval, translating Latin casus (case), but the grammatical meaning of those words is now obsolete. Naam in the sense “noun” is also obsolete now.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnaːm.vɑl/
  • audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: naam‧val

Noun

naamval m (plural naamvallen, diminutive naamvalletje n)

  1. (grammar) case
    Synonym: casus

Derived terms

See also

Cases in the Indo-European languages: