Phrase Hound found 15 phrases and 6 compound words that contain possessive. The most common are listed below. Open possessive in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 15
- possessive pronounA pronoun which expresses possession.
- possessive adjectiveAn adjective expressing possession.
- possessive casecase used to express direct possession, ownership, origin, etc. Though similar in many ways to the genitive case, it is not always the same. Languages that have the possessive case include English and Quenya.
- possessive suffixA suffix that indicates possession, occurs in some Uralic, Turkic, Semitic and Indo-European languages.
- possessive determinerA determiner used to demonstrate the possession of the object referenced by the following noun.
- double possessiveThe presence of two or more consecutive nouns in the possessive case.
- possessive adjectivesplural of possessive adjective: An adjective expressing possession.
- possessive pronounsplural of possessive pronoun: A pronoun which expresses possession.
- possessive determinersplural of possessive determiner: A determiner used to demonstrate the possession of the object referenced by the following noun.
- reflexive possessive pronounA possessive pronoun that is reflexive; i.e. one that refers back to the subject
- independent possessiveSynonym of independent genitive: A grammatical construction in which a noun or pronoun in the genitive or possessive case is used independently of the noun which it possesses.
- possessive casesplural of possessive case: case used to express direct possession, ownership, origin, etc. Though similar in many ways to the genitive case, it is not always the same. Languages that have the possessive case include English and Quenya.
- possessive suffixesplural of possessive suffix: A suffix that indicates possession, occurs in some Uralic, Turkic, Semitic and Indo-European languages.
- reflexive possessiveA grammatical construction in which the object of a clause is stated to be in the possession of the subject.
- reflexive possessive pronounsplural of reflexive possessive pronoun: A possessive pronoun that is reflexive; i.e. one that refers back to the subject
Compound words 6
- possessivityThe quality of being possessive (indicating ownership, possession, origin, etc.).
- possessivalOf or pertaining to the possessive case.
- nonpossessiveNot possessive.
- overpossessiveExcessively possessive.
- unpossessiveNot possessive.
- possessivenessThe quality of being possessive; the desire to obsessively and exclusively control another person.