Possessival

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to the possessive case. not-comparable

    "It looks as if the possessival termination had detached itself in the form of es or is"

Example

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"It looks as if the possessival termination had detached itself in the form of es or is"

Etymology

From possessive + -al.

Related phrases

possessive case

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