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Definition of accusative noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

accusative

noun
 
/əˈkjuːzətɪv/
 
/əˈkjuːzətɪv/
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  1. (in some languages) the form of a noun, a pronoun or an adjective when it is the direct object of a verb, or connected with the direct object
    • In the sentence, ‘I saw him today’, the word ‘him’ is in the accusative.
    compare ablative, dative, genitive, instrumental (2), locative, nominative, vocativeTopics Languagec2
    Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin (casus) accusativus, literally ‘relating to an accusation or (legal) case’, translating Greek (ptōsis) aitiatikē ‘(the case) showing cause’.
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