possessiv

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin possessīvus (“of or pertaining to possession”), from possideō (“to possess”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpʌ.səˌsiwˀ]

• Hyphenation: pos‧ses‧siv

Adjective

possessiv (neuter possessivt, plural and definite singular attributive possessive)

1. possessive (pertaining to possession)

Declension

Inflection of possessiv

	positive	comparative	superlative
indefinite common singular	possessiv	possessivere	possessivest2
indefinite neuter singular	possessivt	possessivere	possessivest2
plural	possessive	possessivere	possessivest2
definite attributive1	possessive	possessivere	possessiveste

¹ When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
² The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Further reading

• “possessiv” in Den Danske Ordbog

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin possessīvus (“of or pertaining to possession”), from possideō (“to possess”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌpɔ.sɛˈsiːf/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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• Rhymes: -iːf
• Hyphenation: pos‧ses‧siv

Adjective

possessiv (strong nominative masculine singular possessiver, comparative possessiver, superlative am possessivsten)

1. (grammar) possessive (indicating possession)

   Synonym: besitzanzeigend

Declension

Positive forms of possessiv

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter
predicative		er ist possessiv	sie ist possessiv	es ist possessiv	sie sind possessiv
strong declension (without article)	nominative	possessiver	possessive	possessives	possessive
	genitive	possessiven	possessiver	possessiven	possessiver
	dative	possessivem	possessiver	possessivem	possessiven
	accusative	possessiven	possessive	possessives	possessive
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der possessive	die possessive	das possessive	die possessiven
	genitive	des possessiven	der possessiven	des possessiven	der possessiven
	dative	dem possessiven	der possessiven	dem possessiven	den possessiven
	accusative	den possessiven	die possessive	das possessive	die possessiven
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein possessiver	eine possessive	ein possessives	(keine) possessiven
	genitive	eines possessiven	einer possessiven	eines possessiven	(keiner) possessiven
	dative	einem possessiven	einer possessiven	einem possessiven	(keinen) possessiven
	accusative	einen possessiven	eine possessive	ein possessives	(keine) possessiven

Comparative forms of possessiv

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter
predicative		er ist possessiver	sie ist possessiver	es ist possessiver	sie sind possessiver
strong declension (without article)	nominative	possessiverer	possessivere	possessiveres	possessivere
	genitive	possessiveren	possessiverer	possessiveren	possessiverer
	dative	possessiverem	possessiverer	possessiverem	possessiveren
	accusative	possessiveren	possessivere	possessiveres	possessivere
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der possessivere	die possessivere	das possessivere	die possessiveren
	genitive	des possessiveren	der possessiveren	des possessiveren	der possessiveren
	dative	dem possessiveren	der possessiveren	dem possessiveren	den possessiveren
	accusative	den possessiveren	die possessivere	das possessivere	die possessiveren
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein possessiverer	eine possessivere	ein possessiveres	(keine) possessiveren
	genitive	eines possessiveren	einer possessiveren	eines possessiveren	(keiner) possessiveren
	dative	einem possessiveren	einer possessiveren	einem possessiveren	(keinen) possessiveren
	accusative	einen possessiveren	eine possessivere	ein possessiveres	(keine) possessiveren

Superlative forms of possessiv

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter
predicative		er ist am possessivsten	sie ist am possessivsten	es ist am possessivsten	sie sind am possessivsten
strong declension (without article)	nominative	possessivster	possessivste	possessivstes	possessivste
	genitive	possessivsten	possessivster	possessivsten	possessivster
	dative	possessivstem	possessivster	possessivstem	possessivsten
	accusative	possessivsten	possessivste	possessivstes	possessivste
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der possessivste	die possessivste	das possessivste	die possessivsten
	genitive	des possessivsten	der possessivsten	des possessivsten	der possessivsten
	dative	dem possessivsten	der possessivsten	dem possessivsten	den possessivsten
	accusative	den possessivsten	die possessivste	das possessivste	die possessivsten
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein possessivster	eine possessivste	ein possessivstes	(keine) possessivsten
	genitive	eines possessivsten	einer possessivsten	eines possessivsten	(keiner) possessivsten
	dative	einem possessivsten	einer possessivsten	einem possessivsten	(keinen) possessivsten
	accusative	einen possessivsten	eine possessivste	ein possessivstes	(keine) possessivsten

Further reading

• “possessiv” in Duden online