cognate accusative

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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”).

kŏgʹnāt əkyo͞oʹzətĭv /ˈkɒɡneɪt əˈkjuːzətɪv/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-cognate accusative.wav /ˈkɑɡˌneɪt əˈkjuzətɪv/ /-ɾɪv/

cognate accusative cognate accusatives accusative cognate acc. cogn. cogn. acc.

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

cognate object

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