| ADJECTIVE | pert | possessive, genitive | serving to express or indicate possession |
|---|---|---|---|
| all | possessive | desirous of owning | |
| all | possessive | having or showing a desire to control or dominate | |
| NOUN | communication | possessive, genitive, genitive case, possessive case | the case expressing ownership |
| Sounds | pahzeh'sihv | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abortive ... vituperative: 304 rhymes with ihv... | |
| Meaning | Serving to express or indicate possession. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "possessive pronouns" | |
| Synonym | genitive | |
| Category | grammar | The branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics) |
| Spanish | genitiva, genitivo, posesivo | |
| Catalan | genitiu, genitiva, possessiu | |
| Nouns | possessive case | the case expressing ownership |
| Meaning | desirous of owning. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "small children are so possessive they will not let others play with their toys" | |
| Broader | acquisitive | eager to acquire and possess things especially material possessions or ideas |
| Spanish | posesivo | |
| Catalan | possessiu | |
| Nouns | possessiveness | excessive desire to possess or dominate |
| Adverbs | possessively | in a possessive manner |
| Verbs | possess | have ownership or possession of |
| Meaning | Having or showing a desire to control or dominate. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "a possessive parent" | |
| Broader | dominant | Exercising influence or control |
| Spanish | posesivo | |
| Catalan | possessiu | |
| Nouns | possessiveness | excessive desire to possess or dominate |
| Verbs | possess | have ownership or possession of |
| Meaning | The case expressing ownership. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | genitive, genitive case, possessive case | |
| Narrower | attributive genitive, attributive genitive case | A word in the genitive case that is used as an attributive adjective |
| Broader | oblique, oblique case | Any grammatical case other than the nominative |
| Spanish | caso genitivo, caso posesivo, genitivo | |
| Catalan | cas genitiu, cas possessiu, genitiu | |
©2001-25 · HyperDic hyper-dictionary · Contact
English |
Spanish |
Catalan
Privacy |
Robots