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exessive case

exessive case noun: a form of declension that indicates a change away from a state; the Estonian language and some dialects of Finnish have such a case.

Noun

exessive case (plural exessive cases)

  1. a form of declension that indicates a change away from a state; the Estonian language and some dialects of Finnish have such a case

Forms of exessive case

pluralexessive cases

Questions about exessive case

What does exessive case mean?
Exessive case means a form of declension that indicates a change away from a state; the Estonian language and some dialects of Finnish have such a case.
What part of speech is exessive case?
Exessive case is a noun.
What is the plural of exessive case?
The plural of exessive case is exessive cases.

Words near exessive case in the dictionary

  1. exerts
  2. exes
  3. exesion
  4. exesions
  5. exessive
  6. exessive case
  7. exessive cases
  8. exessives
  9. exestuate
  10. exestuated
  11. exestuates

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