Genitive-accusative
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Genitive-accusative is a noun meaning (linguistics) The use of genitive as a case of the grammatical object; exists at least in several Slavic and Finnic languages.
Meaning
(linguistics) The use of genitive as a case of the grammatical object; exists at least in several Slavic and Finnic languages.
Example Sentences
The term "genitive-accusative" refers to the use of genitive form in accusative function. It is a phenomenon that has grown and been generalized from a special distinction in old Russian to the broad category of animateness in modern Russian. Genitive-Accusative in the Laurentian Primary Chronicle, Orrin Frink, The Slavic and East European Journal, Vol. 6, No. 2 (Summer, 1962), pp. 133-137, doi:10.2307/3086099
Word Forms
- genitive-accusatives
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include genitive, genetive, ergative, gerund, gunation, gerundive.
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