possessive

Εννοια (Αγγλικός)

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.

Έννοιες

κτητικός

ατομιστής

γενική

κτητική

Συνώνυμα

genitive

benefactive

infinitive

stingy

reluctant

possessive case

genitive case

be possessive

Scrooge

possessively

as

maintaining

persevering

acquisitive

possessiveness

proprietary

stingy person

Μεταφράσεις

possessif

posesivo

possessiu

possessivo

possessiv

bezittelijk

possessivo

besitzanzeigend

bezitterig

genitivo

génitif

avare

Genitiv

bezittelijke

Προφέρεται ως (IPA)

/pəˈzɛsɪv/

Ετυμολογία (Αγγλικός)

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