casus rectus

noun

The nominative case, sometimes grouped with the vocative case, as a single morphological case contrasted with the oblique case.

Similar
direct case
OriginLatin cāsus rēctus →
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Meanings

nouncasus rectus (plural casus recti)

plural casus recti · alternative rectus casus

  1. datedgrammarThe nominative case, sometimes grouped with the vocative case, as a single morphological case contrasted with the oblique case.

    Synonyms: direct case

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe nominative case, sometimes grouped with the vocative case, as a single morphological case contrasted with the oblique case.

Similar
direct case

Origin

  1. Latincāsus rēctus
  2. Englishcasus rectus

Learned borrowing from Latin cāsus rēctus (literally “straight case”).

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