possessive

Significat (Anglès)

Adj

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

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) The possessive case.
2. (countable, uncountable) A word used to indicate the possessive case.

Conceptes

possessiu

genitiu

Sinònims

genitive

benefactive

infinitive

stingy

reluctant

possessive case

genitive case

be possessive

Scrooge

possessively

as

maintaining

persevering

acquisitive

possessiveness

proprietary

stingy person

Traduccions

possessif

posesivo

κτητικός

possessivo

possessiv

bezittelijk

possessivo

besitzanzeigend

genitivo

génitif

avare

bezitterig

besitzergreifend

Genitiv

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/pəˈzɛsɪv/

Etimologia (Anglès)

From Middle French possessif, from Latin possessivus (“of or pertaining to possession”), from possessiō (“possessing”), from possidēre (“to possess”). By surface analysis, possess + -ive.