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Webster 1913 Edition

Accusative

Ac-cu′sa-tive

,
Adj.
[F.
accusatif
, L.
accusativus
(in sense 2), fr.
accusare
. See
Accuse
.]
1.
Producing accusations; accusatory.
“This hath been a very accusative age.”
Sir E. Dering.
2.
(Gram.)
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 terminates, or the immediate object of motion or tendency to, expressed by a preposition. It corresponds to the objective case in English.

Ac-cu′sa-tive

,
Noun.
(Gram.)
The accusative case.

Webster 1828 Edition

Accusative

ACCU'SATIVE

,
Adj.
A term given to a case of nouns, in Grammars, on which the action of a verb terminates or falls; called in English Grammar the objective case.

Definition 2024

accusative

accusative

English

Adjective

accusative ‎(comparative more accusative, superlative most accusative)

  1. Producing accusations; accusatory; accusatorial; in a manner that reflects a finding of fault or blame
  2. (grammar) Applied to the case (as the fourth case of Latin, Lithuanian 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

Noun

accusative ‎(plural accusatives)

  1. (grammar) The accusative case.

Synonyms

Translations

French

Adjective

accusative

  1. feminine singular of accusatif

Latin

Noun

accūsātīve

  1. vocative singular of accūsātīvus

Etymology

First attested in the mid 15th century. From Middle English accusative, and from Anglo-Norman accusatif, from Middle French acusatif or from Latin accūsātīvus ‎(“of blaming”), from accūsō ‎(“to blame”). Akin to accuse. The Latin form is a mistranslation of the Ancient Greek grammatical term αἰτιᾱτική ‎(aitiātikḗ, “expressing an effect”). This term actually comes from αἰτιᾱτός ‎(aitiātós, “caused”) +‎ -ῐκός ‎(-ikós, adjective suffix), but was reanalyzed as coming from αἰτιᾱ- ‎(aitiā-), the stem of the verb αἰτιάομαι ‎(aitiáomai, “to blame”), + -τῐκός ‎(-tikós, verbal adjective suffix).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /əˈkjuːzətɪv/
  • (US) IPA(key): /əˈkjuzətɪv/
  • Hyphenation: ac‧cusa‧tive

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