possessif

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɔ.sɛ.sif/ ~ /pɔ.se.sif/

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Adjective

possessif (feminine possessive, masculine plural possessifs, feminine plural possessives)

1. (grammar) possessive
2. possessive

Derived terms

• adjectif possessif
• déterminant possessif
• pronom possessif

Noun

possessif m (plural possessifs)

1. (grammar) possessive pronoun (broad sense); possessive pronoun (strict sense) or possessive adjective)
2. (grammar) the possessive case

Further reading

• “possessif”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Norman

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin possessivus.

Adjective

possessif m

1. (Jersey, grammar) possessive