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cognate accusative

Syllables: cog·nate ac·cu·sa·tive/ˈkɒɡneɪt əˈkjuːzətɪv/US/ˈkɑɡˌneɪt əˈkjuzətɪv/

cognate accusative noun: an object of kindred sense or derivation; specifically, that which may adverbially follow an intransitive verb (for example, the word death in “to die the death”).

Noun

cognate accusative (plural cognate accusatives)

  1. An object of kindred sense or derivation; specifically, that which may adverbially follow an intransitive verb (for example, the word death in “to die the death”).
    • These accusatives cognate are to be translated into English.1856, John Day Collis, “Division III. Exercises on the Commonest Rules of Greek Syntax.”, in Praxis Græca. A Series of Elementary, Progressive, and Miscellaneous Questions and Exercises on Greek...
    • The extent of action of the verb may be expressed by a substantive of the same meaning as the verb, accompanied (usually) by an oblique adjectival predicate. (Cognate accusative.)1874, Henry John Roby, “Use of the Accusative Case”, in A Grammar of the Latin Language from Plautus to Suetonius … In Two Parts, part II (Containing Book IV. Syntax. Also Prepositions &c.), London...
    Synonyms:
    cognate object

cognate accusative meaning in Arabic

cognate accusative in Arabic

object of kindred sense or derivation
مفعول مطلق

Synonyms of cognate accusative

Forms of cognate accusative

pluralcognate accusatives
alternative formaccusative cognate
alternative abbreviationacc. cogn.
alternative abbreviationcogn. acc.

Origin of cognate accusative

Calque of Latin accūsātīvus cognātus (“a cognate accusative”).

Questions about cognate accusative

What does cognate accusative mean?
Cognate accusative means an object of kindred sense or derivation; specifically, that which may adverbially follow an intransitive verb (for example, the word death in “to die the death”).
What is cognate accusative in Arabic?
Cognate accusative in Arabic is مفعول مطلق. See Cognate accusative meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is cognate accusative?
Cognate accusative is a noun.
How do you pronounce cognate accusative?
Cognate accusative is pronounced /ˈkɒɡneɪt əˈkjuːzətɪv/ (UK).
What is the plural of cognate accusative?
The plural of cognate accusative is cognate accusatives.

Words near cognate accusative in the dictionary

  1. cognacies
  2. cognacs
  3. cognacy
  4. cognancy
  5. cognate
  6. cognate accusative
  7. cognate accusatives
  8. cognate object
  9. cognate objects
  10. cognately
  11. cognateness

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