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superessive case

superessive case noun: noun case used to indicate location on an object. In English, it roughly corresponds to the prepositions "on" or "on top of", as in "on top of the house". Hungarian is a language that uses the superessive case.

Noun

superessive case (plural superessive cases)

  1. Noun case used to indicate location on an object. In English, it roughly corresponds to the prepositions "on" or "on top of", as in "on top of the house". Hungarian is a language that uses the superessive case.

Forms of superessive case

pluralsuperessive cases

Questions about superessive case

What does superessive case mean?
Superessive case means noun case used to indicate location on an object. In English, it roughly corresponds to the prepositions "on" or "on top of", as in "on top of the house". Hungarian is a language that uses the superessive case.
What part of speech is superessive case?
Superessive case is a noun.
What is the plural of superessive case?
The plural of superessive case is superessive cases.

Words near superessive case in the dictionary

  1. superessential
  2. superessentialities
  3. superessentiality
  4. superessentially
  5. superessive
  6. superessive case
  7. superessive cases
  8. superessives
  9. superestimate
  10. superestimated
  11. superestimates

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