Meanings
adjectivenonaccusative (not comparable)
- not comparablegrammarNot accusative.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Germanic*ne
- Proto-Indo-European*ís?
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁óynos
- Proto-Germanic*ainaz
- Proto-Germanic*nainaz
- Proto-West Germanic*nain
- Old Englishnān
- Middle Englishnon
- Old Englishnān
- Old Englishnān-
- Middle Englishnon-
- Englishnon-
- 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
- Englishnonaccusative
From non- + accusative.
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APA
nonaccusative. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonaccusative
MLA
“nonaccusative.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonaccusative. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonaccusative,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonaccusative.
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