essive

[ es-iv ]
/ ˈɛs ɪv /
Grammar

adjective

noting a case, as in Finnish, whose distinctive function is to indicate a state of being.

noun

the essive case.

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Origin of essive

1900–05; < Finnish essivi < Latin ess(e) to be + -īvus -ive

Words nearby essive

essex, essex girl, essex junto, essex man, essex table, essive, esslingen, essoin, essonite, essonne, est
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