possessive

Adjective
  1. Serving to express or indicate possession (synset 302873533)
    "possessive pronouns"; "the genitive endings"
    referred to in: grammar - the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics)
    same as: genitive
  2. Desirous of owning (synset 300030621)
    "small children are so possessive they will not let others play with their toys"
    similar to: acquisitive - eager to acquire and possess things especially material possessions or ideas
  3. Having or showing a desire to control or dominate (synset 300796031)
    "a possessive parent"
    similar to: dominant - exercising influence or control
Noun
  1. The case expressing ownership (synset 106322842)
    is a type of: oblique, oblique case - any grammatical case other than the nominative
    subtypes: attributive genitive, attributive genitive case - a word in the genitive case that is used as an attributive adjective
    same as: genitive, genitive case, possessive case

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