Inessive
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Inessive is an adjective meaning (grammar) The inessive case, or a word in that case.
Meaning
(grammar) The inessive case, or a word in that case.
More Meanings
- (grammar) Of or relating to the inessive case, a grammatical case that in some languages indicates the state of being in or inside a location.
Example Sentences
Their objects are partitive except in Finnish, where there is one accusative object of an inessive infinitive and two of adessive infinitives.
Word Forms
- inessives
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include essive, illative, invertive, allative, adessive, exessive.
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