accusative

 
Pronunciation: /əˈkjuːzətɪv/
Grammar

adjective

  • (in Latin, Greek, German, and some other languages) denoting a case of nouns, pronouns, and adjectives which expresses the object of an action or the goal of motion.

noun

  • a word in the accusative case.
  • (the accusative) the accusative case.

Origin:

late Middle English: from Latin (casus) accusativus, literally 'relating to an accusation or (legal) case', translating Greek (ptōsis) aitiatikē '(the case) showing cause'