casus rectus en · NOUN
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin cāsus rēctus (literally “straight case”).
Meanings
- (dated) The nominative case, sometimes grouped with the vocative case, as a single morphological case contrasted with the oblique case.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| rectus casus | alternative | lexicographic | |
| casus recti | Number=Plur | lexicographic |