possessor

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English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From possess +‎ -or.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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possessor (plural possessors)

  1. Agent noun of possess; one who possesses
    Antonym: (linguistics) possessum

Translations

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Latin

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Etymology

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From possessus +‎ -tor.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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possessor m (genitive possessōris, feminine possestrīx); third declension

  1. possessor, owner
  2. occupier

Declension

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Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative possessor possessōrēs
Genitive possessōris possessōrum
Dative possessōrī possessōribus
Accusative possessōrem possessōrēs
Ablative possessōre possessōribus
Vocative possessor possessōrēs

Descendants

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References

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  • possessor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • possessor”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • possessor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Portuguese

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Etymology

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From Latin possessor.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: pos‧ses‧sor

Noun

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possessor m (plural possessores, feminine possessora, feminine plural possessoras)

  1. possessor; owner (one who possesses)
    Synonyms: possuidor, dono
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Further reading

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