adessive case

noun

A noun case used to indicate adjacent location. In English, this is usually expressed by the prepositions "near", "at", or "by". Languages that use the adessive case include Finnish, Hungarian, Estonian, Lezgi and Lithuanian.

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Meanings

nounadessive case (plural adessive cases)

plural adessive cases

  1. grammarA noun case used to indicate adjacent location. In English, this is usually expressed by the prepositions "near", "at", or "by". Languages that use the adessive case include Finnish, Hungarian, Estonian, Lezgi and Lithuanian.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 接格
  • 接格 (jiēgé)noun case used to indicate adjacent location
Estonian alalütlev kääne, adessiiv
  • alalütlev käänenoun case used to indicate adjacent location
  • adessiivnoun case used to indicate adjacent location
Finnish adessiivi, ulko-olento
  • adessiivinoun case used to indicate adjacent location
  • ulko-olentonoun case used to indicate adjacent location
French adessif
  • adessifnoun case used to indicate adjacent location
German Adessiv
  • Adessivnoun case used to indicate adjacent location
Hungarian adessivus
  • adessivusnoun case used to indicate adjacent location
Icelandic nærverufall
  • nærverufallnoun case used to indicate adjacent location
Italian caso adessivo
  • caso adessivonoun case used to indicate adjacent location
Japanese 接格
  • 接格 (sekkaku)noun case used to indicate adjacent location
Polish adessivus
  • adessivusnoun case used to indicate adjacent location
Portuguese caso adessivo
  • caso adessivonoun case used to indicate adjacent location
Romanian caz adesiv, adesiv
  • caz adesivnoun case used to indicate adjacent location
  • adesivnoun case used to indicate adjacent location
Russian адесси́в
  • адесси́в (adessív)noun case used to indicate adjacent location
Spanish caso adesivo
  • caso adesivonoun case used to indicate adjacent location
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APA

adessive case. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adessive%20case

MLA

“adessive case.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adessive%20case. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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