EGAVE

essive

About 0.01 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. adjective Of, or relating to the grammatical case that in some languages indicates existence in a state or capacity.
  2. adjective Designating being in a state as opposed to entering into a state.
  3. adjective Indicating a temporary state of being.
  4. noun the essive case, or a word in that case.

Similar words

exessive inessive absolutive genitive superessive invertive possessival illative absolutival allative

Often followed by

case and is or

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