accusativeness

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noun

The characteristics of the accusative case of a noun or pronoun.

OriginEnglish accusative ← Middle English accusative ← Latin accūsātīvus →
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Meanings

nounaccusativeness (uncountable)
  1. uncountablehuman sciencesThe characteristics of the accusative case of a noun or pronoun.
  2. uncountableThe condition of tending to accuse.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  2. Proto-Italic*ad
  3. Proto-Italic*ad-
  4. Latinad-
  5. Proto-Italic*kaussā
  6. Old Latincaussa
  7. Latincausa
  8. Latinaccūsō
  9. Ancient Greekαἰτῐᾱτῐκή (aitĭātĭkḗ)
  10. Latinaccūsātīvus
  11. Anglo-Normanaccusatif
  12. Latinaccūsātīvus
  13. Middle Frenchacusatif
  14. Latinaccūsātīvus
  15. Middle Englishaccusative
  16. Englishaccusative
  17. Englishaccusativeness

From accusative + -ness.

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accusativeness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/accusativeness

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“accusativeness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/accusativeness. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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