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Etymology edit

possess +‎ -or

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Noun edit

possessor (plural possessors)

  1. Agent noun of possess; one who possesses
    Antonym: (linguistics) possessum

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Latin edit

Etymology edit

From possessus +‎ -tor.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

possessor m (genitive possessōris, feminine possestrīx); third declension

  1. possessor, owner
  2. occupier

Declension edit

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative possessor possessōrēs
Genitive possessōris possessōrum
Dative possessōrī possessōribus
Accusative possessōrem possessōrēs
Ablative possessōre possessōribus
Vocative possessor possessōrēs

Descendants edit

References edit

  • possessor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • possessor”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • possessor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette

Portuguese edit

Etymology edit

From Latin possessor.

Pronunciation edit

 
 

  • Hyphenation: pos‧ses‧sor

Noun edit

possessor m (plural possessores, feminine possessora, feminine plural possessoras)

  1. possessor; owner (one who possesses)
    Synonyms: possuidor, dono

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