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Accusative Common

Origin: Latin suffix -ive

Accusative has 5 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Adjective

Definitions
Noun
1

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

2

The accusative case.

Adjective
1

containing or expressing accusation

"an accusative forefinger"

"black accusatory looks"

"accusive shoes and telltale trousers"

"his accusing glare"

2

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

"objective case"

"accusative endings"

3

Producing accusations; in a manner that reflects a finding of fault or blame

Example Sentences
"an accusative forefinger" adjective
"black accusatory looks" adjective
"accusive shoes and telltale trousers" adjective
"his accusing glare" adjective
"objective case" adjective
"accusative endings" adjective
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
oblique

Origin

The word "accusative" comes from the Latin accūsātīvus, meaning "having been blamed," which is derived from the verb accūsō ("to blame"). Although it entered English in the mid-15th century via French and Norman influences, its original Latin form was actually a mistranslation of an Ancient Greek term.

Rhyming Words
vive zive give yive jive wive tive rive five bive dive live hive skive blive shive alive snive chive swive
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