Meanings
noununaccusativity (uncountable)
- uncountableThe state or property of being unaccusative.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Germanic*un-
- Proto-West Germanic*un-
- Old Englishun-
- Middle Englishun-
- Englishun-
- 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
- Englishunaccusativity
From un- + accusative + -ity.
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APA
unaccusativity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unaccusativity
MLA
“unaccusativity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unaccusativity. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unaccusativity,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unaccusativity.
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