Meanings
adjectivenominoaccusative (not comparable)
- not comparablegrammarOf or pertaining to both the nominative and accusative cases at once, capable of conveying either the subject or direct object of the verb.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁nómn̥
- Proto-Italic*nōmn̥
- Latinnōmen
- Latinnōminō
- Ancient Greekὀνομαστική (onomastikḗ)
- Latinnōminātīvus
- Old Frenchnominatif
- Latinnōminātīvus
- Middle Englishnominatyf
- Englishnominative
- Englishnomino-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
- Proto-Italic*ad
- Proto-Italic*ad-
- Latinad-
- Proto-Italic*kaussā
- Old Latincaussa
- Latincausa
- Latinaccūsō
- Ancient Greekαἰτῐᾱτῐκή (aitĭātĭkḗ)
- Latinaccūsātīvus
- Anglo-Normanaccusatif
- Latinaccūsātīvus
- Middle Frenchacusatif
- Latinaccūsātīvus
- Middle Englishaccusative
- Englishaccusative
- Englishnominoaccusative
From nomino- + accusative.
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nominoaccusative. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nominoaccusative
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“nominoaccusative.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nominoaccusative. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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