Dutch

Noun

accusativus m ‎(plural accusativi or accusativussen)

1. (grammar) the accusative case or a word therein

Synonyms

• accusatief
• vierde naamval

Latin

Etymology

From accūsō ‎(“to accuse, blame”) +‎ -īvus ‎(“verbal adjective suffix”), from ad ‎(“to, towards, at”) + causa ‎(“cause, reason, account, lawsuit”). As a grammatical term, it is a mistaken calque of Ancient Greek αἰτῐᾱτῐκή ‎(aitiātikḗ), which does not mean “related to accusing”, but rather “related to an effect”.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ak.kuː.saːˈtiː.wus/

Adjective

accūsātīvus m ‎(feminine accūsātīva, neuter accūsātīvum); first/second declension

1. (grammar) accusative
2. (substantive, masculine) the accusative case

Inflection

First/second declension.

Hypernyms

• casus

Related terms

Descendants

References

• accusativus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• ACCUSATIVUS in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “accusativus”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.