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casus rectus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.89 in modern English

Syllables
ca-sus rec-tus
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The nominative case, sometimes grouped with the vocative case, as a single morphological case contrasted with the oblique case.

Dated

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin cāsus rēctus (literally “straight case”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

casus recti (plural) rectus casus (alternative)

Synonyms

direct case

Questions

What does casus rectus mean?
The nominative case, sometimes grouped with the vocative case, as a single morphological case contrasted with the oblique case.
Where does casus rectus come from?
Learned borrowing from Latin cāsus rēctus (literally “straight case”).

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