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Definition accusative

Etymology

First attested in the mid 15th century. From Middle English accusative, borrowed from Anglo-Norman accusatif or Middle French acusatif or from Latin acc?s?t?vus (“having been blamed”), from acc?s? (“to blame”). Akin to accuse. The Latin form is a mistranslation of the Ancient Greek grammatical term ????????? (aiti?tik?, “expressing an effect”). This term actually comes from ???????? (aiti?tós, “caused”) +‎ -???? (-ikós, adjective suffix), but was reanalyzed as coming from ?????- (aiti?-), the stem of the verb ????????? (aitiáomai, “to blame”), + -????? (-tikós, verbal adjective suffix).

Adjective

accusative (comparative more accusative, superlative most accusative)

1. Producing accusations; in a manner that reflects a finding of fault or blame
2. (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.

Noun

accusative (plural accusatives)

1. (grammar) The accusative case.

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