Phrase guide

direct case

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 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)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

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noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

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Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: suora sija — noun case covering the nominative and possibly other cases
  • French: cas direct — noun case covering the nominative and possibly other cases
  • German: Casus rectus — noun case covering the nominative and possibly other cases
  • German: Rektus — noun case covering the nominative and possibly other cases
  • Italian: caso retto — noun case covering the nominative and possibly other cases
  • Latin: casus rectus — noun case covering the nominative and possibly other cases
  • Portuguese: caso reto — noun case covering the nominative and possibly other cases
  • Upper Sorbian: njewotwisny pad — noun case covering the nominative and possibly other cases
  • Swedish: rektus — noun case covering the nominative and possibly other cases