ACCUSATIVE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does accusative mean? 

• ACCUSATIVE (noun)
  The noun ACCUSATIVE has 1 sense:

1. the case of nouns serving as the direct object of a verb

  Familiarity information: ACCUSATIVE used as a noun is very rare.

• ACCUSATIVE (adjective)
  The adjective ACCUSATIVE has 2 senses:

1. containing or expressing accusation

2. serving as or indicating the object of a verb or of certain prepositions and used for certain other purposes

  Familiarity information: ACCUSATIVE used as an adjective is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ACCUSATIVE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The case of nouns serving as the direct object of a verb

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

accusative; accusative case; objective case

Hypernyms ("accusative" is a kind of...):

oblique; oblique case (any grammatical case other than the nominative)

Derivation:

accusative (containing or expressing accusation)

• ACCUSATIVE (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Containing or expressing accusation

Synonyms:

accusative; accusatory; accusing; accusive

Context example:

his accusing glare

Similar:

inculpative; inculpatory (causing blame to be imputed to)

Derivation:

accusative (the case of nouns serving as the direct object of a verb)

accuse (bring an accusation against; level a charge against)

accuse (blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Serving as or indicating the object of a verb or of certain prepositions and used for certain other purposes

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

accusative; objective

Context example:

accusative endings

Domain category:

grammar (the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics))

Pertainym:

accusative case (the case of nouns serving as the direct object of a verb)