possessive

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle French possessif, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin possessivus (“of or pertaining to possession”), from possessiō (“possessing”), from possidēre (“to possess”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pəˈzɛsɪv/
• Rhymes: -ɛsɪv

Adjective

possessive (comparative more possessive, superlative most possessive)

1. Of or pertaining to ownership or possession.
2. (grammar) Indicating ownership, possession, origin, etc.
3. Unwilling to yield possession of.

   He is very possessive of his car.

Translations

pertaining to possession

• Catalan: possessiu
• Greek: κτητικός (el) m (ktitikós)
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• Scottish Gaelic: seilbheach
• Spanish: posesivo (es)

grammar: indicating possession

• Belarusian: прынале́жны (prynaljéžny)
• Catalan: possessiu
• Czech: přivlastňovací (cs) m
• Dutch: bezittelijk (nl)
• Esperanto: posesiva
• French: possessif (fr) m
• German: besitzanzeigend, possessiv (de)
• Greek: κτητικός (el) m (ktitikós)

  Ancient: κτητικός (ktētikós)

• Hungarian: birtokos (hu)
• Irish: sealbhach
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• Norman: possessif
• Old English: ġeāgniġendlīċ
• Polish: dzierżawczy
• Portuguese: possessivo (pt) m
• Russian: притяжа́тельный (ru) (pritjažátelʹnyj), поссесси́вный (ru) (possessívnyj) (rare)
• Scottish Gaelic: seilbheach
• Spanish: posesivo (es) m
• Swedish: possessiv (sv)
• Turkish: sahiplik (tr), aitlik, iyelik (tr)
• Ukrainian: присві́йний (prysvíjnyj)

unwilling to yield possession of

• Catalan: possessiu
• Dutch: bezitterig (nl)
• Irish: gabhálach
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• Portuguese: possessivo (pt)
• Spanish: posesivo (es) m

Noun

possessive (countable and uncountable, plural possessives)

1. (grammar) The possessive case.
2. (grammar) A word used to indicate the possessive case.

Translations

possessive case — see possessive case

a word that indicates possession or the possessive case

• Maori: kupu whiwhinga
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See also

• possessive pronoun
• possessive adjective
• possessive determiner
• possessive suffix
• Usage notes on the possessive
• genitive
• ktetic

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French

Adjective

possessive

1. feminine singular of possessif

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German

Adjective

possessive

1. inflection of possessiv:
   1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
   2. strong nominative/accusative plural
   3. weak nominative all-gender singular
   4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

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Italian

Adjective

possessive

1. feminine plural of possessivo

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Latin

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) possessīve

1. vocative masculine singular of possessīvus