essive
Definition of essive
of a grammatical case
: denoting a state of being —used especially in Finnish and Hungarian grammar
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Origin and Etymology of essive
Finnish essiivi, from Latin esse to be + Finnish -ivi (from Latin -ivus -ive)
essive
Definition of essive
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: the essive case of a language : a form in the essive case
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