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Italian
Etymology
From Latin possessivus (“possessive”), from possideō (“to possess”), from potis (“able”) + sedeō (“sit”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pos.sesˈsi.vo/
- Rhymes: -ivo
- Hyphenation: pos‧ses‧sì‧vo
Adjective
possessivo (feminine possessiva, masculine plural possessivi, feminine plural possessive)
- possessive
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Latin
Pronunciation
Adjective
possessīvō
- dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of possessīvus
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin possessīvus (“possessive”), from possideō (“to possess”), from potis (“able”) + sedeō (“sit”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: pos‧ses‧si‧vo
Adjective
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)
- Synonyms: ciumento, zeloso
Derived terms
Noun
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
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