possessivo
Italian edit
Etymology edit
From Latin possessivus (“possessive”), from possideō (“to possess”), from potis (“able”) + sedeō (“sit”).
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Adjective edit
possessivo (feminine possessiva, masculine plural possessivi, feminine plural possessive)
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Latin edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /pos.sesˈsiː.u̯oː/, [pɔs̠ːɛs̠ˈs̠iːu̯oː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /pos.sesˈsi.vo/, [posːesˈsiːvo]
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possessīvō
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin possessīvus (“possessive”), from possideō (“to possess”), from potis (“able”) + sedeō (“sit”).
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: pos‧ses‧si‧vo
Adjective edit
possessivo (feminine possessiva, masculine plural possessivos, feminine plural possessivas)
- (not comparable, grammar) possessive (indicating possession)
- Synonym: genitivo
- possessive (unwilling to yield possession)
- Synonym: egoista
- Antonyms: altruista, filantropo, generoso
- jealous (suspecting rivalry in love)
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Noun edit
possessivo m (plural possessivos, feminine possessiva, feminine plural possessivas)
- (uncountable) possessive case
- a possessive (unwilling to yield possession) individual
- a jealous (suspecting rivalry in love) individual