Definition of Possessive case

1. Noun. The case expressing ownership.

Exact synonyms: Genitive, Genitive Case, Possessive
Generic synonyms: Oblique, Oblique Case
Specialized synonyms: Attributive Genitive, Attributive Genitive Case

Definition of Possessive case

1. Noun. (grammar): case used to express direct possession, ownership, origin, etc. Though similar in many ways to the genitive case, it is not the same. Languages that have the possessive case include English and Quenya. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Possessive Case

possession is nine-tenths of the law
possession is nine points of the law
possession of interest
possessional
possessionary
possessioner
possessioners
possessionless
possessionlessness
possessions
possessival
possessive
possessive-pronoun
possessive adjective
possessive adjectives
possessive case (current term)
possessive cases
possessive determiner
possessive determiners
possessive pronoun
possessive pronouns
possessive suffix
possessive suffixes
possessively
possessiveness
possessives
possessor
possessors
possessorship
possessory

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