accusative etymology

Etymology:

• Latin: accusatīvus, from accusāre "to accuse"
• Proto-Indo-European: *h₂eḱw-, meaning "to speak, accuse"

Meaning:

The accusative case is a grammatical case that typically denotes the direct object of a verb or preposition. In English, it is usually marked by the absence of any suffix or the addition of "-m".

Origin:

The accusative case originated as a merger of two Proto-Indo-European cases:

• The direct object case, marking the recipient of an action or the object of a preposition
• The accusative-dative case, marking the recipient of a benefit or the indirect object

Over time, the two cases merged into a single accusative case in most Indo-European languages.

Uses:

The accusative case is used in a variety of grammatical constructions, including:

• Direct objects of verbs (e.g., "I see the book.")
• Objects of prepositions (e.g., "He went to the store.")
• Predicative nouns (e.g., "He is a teacher.")
• Objects of infinitive verbs (e.g., "I wanted to buy a car.")
• Objects of certain adjectives (e.g., "I am afraid of the dark.")

Example:

In the sentence "She ate the apple," "apple" is in the accusative case because it is the direct object of the verb "ate."

accusative relate terms

• accuse

  Etymology The word accuse comes from Old French acuser Medieval Latin accusare

• cause

  Etymology The word cause derives from the Old French word cause which itself comes f

• accused

  Etymology The word accused is derived from the Latin word accusare which means to c

• both

  Etymology Origin Greek etymos true logos word speech Meaning Etymology re

• complicity

  Etymology From Latin complicitās complicity conspiracy from complicātus folde

• Irish

  Etymology Irish is derived from the Proto Celtic word Īweriū meaning land of the I

• obvious

  Obvious Etymology Middle English obviouse from Latin obvius meaning in the way

• juggler

  Etymology Middle English jogelour jogeloure from Old French jogleor jugleor jongl

• spelunk

  Etymology and Origin of Spelunk The word spelunk originates from the Latin term spel

• maestro

  Etymology Italian maestro from Latin magister meaning teacher or master Meani

• oblique

  Etymology Origin Latin obliquus slanting transverse Root Proto Indo European lab

• case

  Etymology The word case derives from the Old French word cas which in turn comes fro

• case

  Etymology The word case derives from the Old French word cas which in turn comes fro