essive
/ˈɛsɪv/
essive adjective: of, or relating to the grammatical case that in some languages indicates existence in a state or capacity.
Adjective
essive (not comparable)
- of, or relating to the grammatical case that in some languages indicates existence in a state or capacity.
- designating being in a state as opposed to entering into a state.
- Synonyms:
- stative
- indicating a temporary state of being.
Noun
essive (plural essives)
- the essive case, or a word in that case.
Synonyms of essive
Forms of essive
| plural | essives |
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Origin of essive
From New Latin casus essīvus (from Latin esse), coined in New Latin by Rasmus Rask.
Words formed from essive
Phrases with essive
Words that rhyme with essive
- incessive
- progressive
- aggressive
- ingressive
- oppressive
- depressive
- egressive
- expressive
- impressive
- obsessive
- possessive
- recessive
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- successive
- accessive
- caressive
- concessive
- degressive
- digressive
- double possessive
- passive-aggressive
- pressive
- regressive
- retrogressive
- transgressive
- abessive
- addressive
- adessive
- alloaggressive
- allosuppressive
- antessive
- antidepressive
- antiexpressive
- antioppressive
- antiprogressive
- antirepressive
- anxiodepressive
- atheroprogressive
- atherosuppressive
- autogressive
- autoregressive
- autorepressive
- brogressive
- cardiodepressive
- cardiosuppressive
- compressive
- concrescive
- confessive
- congressive
- corepressive
- crescive
- decompressive
- derepressive
- dispossessive
- effervescive
- excessive
- exessive
- fauxgressive
- fibrosuppressive
- future perfect progressive
- future progressive
Questions about essive
- What does essive mean?
- Essive means of, or relating to the grammatical case that in some languages indicates existence in a state or capacity.
- What part of speech is essive?
- Essive can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce essive?
- Essive is pronounced /ˈɛsɪv/.
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