English → Latin
“accusative” in Latin
accūsātīvusaccusativescīlicetof course, naturally, namely, to wit, evidently, certainly, undoubtedly, no doubt, doubtless, truly; that is to saycāsusa fall, downwards movement; accident, chance; an event, happening, occurrence
The English word accusative itself goes back to Latin causa, through accūsātīvus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
accusative
(case)(case), accusativus (scilicet, casus, Quint.): casus accusandi (Varr.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for accusative?
- The usual Latin words for “accusative” are accūsātīvus, scīlicet, cāsus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.