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English[edit | edit source]
Etymology[edit | edit source]
From French adjective accusatif, from Latin accusativus, from accusatus, perfect passive participle of accusare, + adjective suffix -ivus. See accuse.
Pronunciation[edit | edit source]
Adjective[edit | edit source]
Accusative (not comparable)
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- Producing accusations; accusatory; accusatorial; a manner that reflects a finding of fault or blame
- This hath been a very accusative age — Sir E. Dering
- (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.
Translations[edit | edit source]
producing accusations; accusatory
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accusative case
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Noun[edit | edit source]
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Accusative ({{{1}}})
- (grammar): The accusative case.
Translations[edit | edit source]
accusative case
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French[edit | edit source]
Adjective[edit | edit source]
Accusative f.
- Feminine of accusatif.
et:accusative el:accusative fa:accusative fr:accusative fy:accusative hr:accusative io:accusative is:accusative hu:accusative ja:accusative pt:accusative ru:accusative fi:accusative sv:accusative ta:accusative th:accusative tr:accusative vi:accusative zh:accusative
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