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direct case

direct case noun: a noun case which covers the nominative and possibly other cases such as vocative and/or accusative (the precise definition depends on the case system in question; the term is used especially in simple systems with two or three cases).

Noun

direct case (plural direct cases)

  1. A noun case which covers the nominative and possibly other cases such as vocative and/or accusative (the precise definition depends on the case system in question; the term is used especially in simple systems with two or three cases)
    • 19. Cases of Nouns are six: Nominative, Genitive, Dative, Accusative, Vocative, and Ablative. As in the Latin and Greek languages, these cases are derived from the Nominative by certain rules of inflection; the Nominative being the root of all the other cases, is termed the direct case, the others...1817, Peter Edmund Laurent, An introduction to the study of German grammar; with practical exercises., London, page 13
  2. (obsolete) A synonym for the nominative case, based on the definition by Peter Edmund Laurent https://books.google.ca/books?id=66NWAAAAcAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q=direct&f=false

Antonyms of direct case

Forms of direct case

pluraldirect cases

Questions about direct case

What does direct case mean?
Direct case means a noun case which covers the nominative and possibly other cases such as vocative and/or accusative (the precise definition depends on the case system in question; the term is used especially in simple systems with two or three cases).
What part of speech is direct case?
Direct case is a noun.
What is the plural of direct case?
The plural of direct case is direct cases.

Words near direct case in the dictionary

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  4. direct buffer
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  6. direct case
  7. direct cases
  8. direct cinema
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  11. direct cost

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