possessive

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

genitive

benefactive

infinitive

stingy

reluctant

possessive case

genitive case

be possessive

Scrooge

possessively

as

maintaining

persevering

acquisitive

possessiveness

proprietary

stingy person

Translations

possessif

posesivo

possessiu

possessivo

κτητικός

bezittelijk

possessiv

besitzanzeigend

possessivo

avare

bezitterig

genitivo

génitif

Genitiv

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pəˈzɛsɪv/

Etymology

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