possessivo

Meaning

Adj

1. (not-comparable) possessive (indicating possession)
2. possessive (unwilling to yield possession)
3. jealous (suspecting rivalry in love)

Noun

1. (masculine, uncountable) possessive case
2. (masculine) a possessive (unwilling to yield possession) individual
3. (masculine) a jealous (suspecting rivalry in love) individual

Concepts

possessive

possessive pronoun

proprietary

Opposite of

altruista, filantropo, generoso

Translations

posesivo

possessif

besitzanzeigend

possessiu

bezittelijk

κτητικός

possessivo

bezittelijke

possessiv

bezitterig

bezittelijk voornaamwoord

bezitterige

possessiu

besitzanzeigendes Fürwort

iyelik

Pronounced as (IPA)

/po.seˈsi.vu/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin: possessīvus

In summary

Borrowed from Latin possessīvus (“possessive”), from possideō (“to possess”), from potis (“able”) + sedeō (“sit”).