| Definitions | | possessive |
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noun
- (grammar) The possessive case.
Translations: - Dutch: genitief
- French: possessif
- German: Genitiv
- Spanish: caso posesivo
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adjective
- Of or pertaining to ownership or possession.
- (grammar) Indicating ownership, possession, origin, etc.
- Unwilling to yield possession of.
- He is very possessive of his car.
Translations: - Dutch: bezitterig, bezitterige
(trans-mid)
(trans-bottom)
- French: possessif
- German: besitzanzeigend
- Spanish: posesivo
(trans-bottom)
(trans-top, unwilling to yield possession of)
Etymology: possessivus, of or pertaining to possession, from possessio, possessing, possidere, to possess.
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