accusative
1ac·cu·sa·tive
adjective \ə-ˈkyü-zə-tiv\Definition of ACCUSATIVE
1
: of, relating to, or being the grammatical case that marks the direct object of a verb or the object of any of several prepositions
2
: accusatory <an accusative tone>
Origin of ACCUSATIVE
Middle English, from Anglo-French or Latin; Anglo-French acusatif, from Latin accusativus, from accusatus, past participle of accusare
First Known Use: 15th century
2accusative
nounDefinition of ACCUSATIVE
: the accusative case of a language : a form in the accusative case
Examples of ACCUSATIVE
- a noun in the accusative
First Known Use of ACCUSATIVE
circa 1620
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