ADJECTIVE | pert | possessive, genitive | serving to express or indicate possession |
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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 | |
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Rhymes | abortive ... vituperative: 304 rhymes with ihv... |
Meaning | Serving to express or indicate possession. | |
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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. | |
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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. | |
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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. | |
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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 |
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