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inessive case

inessive case noun: a noun case used to indicate location inside something. In English, this is usually expressed by the prepositions "in" or "inside". Languages that use the inessive case include Finnish, Hungarian, Estonian, Ossetian, and Erzya.

Noun

inessive case (plural inessive cases)

  1. A noun case used to indicate location inside something. In English, this is usually expressed by the prepositions "in" or "inside". Languages that use the inessive case include Finnish, Hungarian, Estonian, Ossetian, and Erzya.

Forms of inessive case

pluralinessive cases

Questions about inessive case

What does inessive case mean?
Inessive case means a noun case used to indicate location inside something. In English, this is usually expressed by the prepositions "in" or "inside". Languages that use the inessive case include Finnish, Hungarian, Estonian, Ossetian, and Erzya.
What part of speech is inessive case?
Inessive case is a noun.
What is the plural of inessive case?
The plural of inessive case is inessive cases.

Words near inessive case in the dictionary

  1. inessential
  2. inessentiality
  3. inessentially
  4. inessentials
  5. inessive
  6. inessive case
  7. inessive cases
  8. inessives
  9. inessivity
  10. inestation
  11. inesthetic

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