Accusative

Quick meaning: Accusative is an adjective meaning Producing accusations; in a manner that reflects a finding of fault or blame.

Meaning

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

More Meanings

1. (grammar) The accusative case.
2. (grammar) A word inflected in the accusative case.
3. (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.

Example Sentences

This hath been a very accusative age.

The proprietor of the store was rude, insulting and accusative.

Romani distinguishes dative and accusative pronouns formally and some Romani dialects use accusatives in constructions in which other languages employ a dative.

There is some antecedent in old Latin; but as usual the influence is Greek too, for Greek prose and poetry freely use accusatives which are to some extent adverbial accusatives, or accusatives of respect.

Word Forms

• accusatives

Synonyms for accusative

Depending on context, synonyms include accusatory, accusatorial, objective, inculpatory, accusing, accusive.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include inculpatory, accusatory, accusive, accusing, objective, incriminating.

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