Meanings
nounessive case (plural essive cases)
plural essive cases
- grammarNoun case used to indicate a temporary state of being, such as the site of an action or the time at which it took place.
Synonyms: similaris case
Synonyms & antonyms
nounNoun case used to indicate a temporary state of being, such as the site of an action or the time at which it took place.
Similar
similaris case
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 樣格 /样格
- 樣格 /样格 (yànggé)case used to indicate a temporary state of being
Esperanto esivo
- esivocase used to indicate a temporary state of being
Finnish essiivi, olento
- essiivicase used to indicate a temporary state of being
- olentocase used to indicate a temporary state of being
French essif
- essifcase used to indicate a temporary state of being
German Essiv
- Essivcase used to indicate a temporary state of being
Icelandic verufall
- verufallcase used to indicate a temporary state of being
Italian caso essivo
- caso essivocase used to indicate a temporary state of being
Japanese 様格
- 様格 (yōkaku)case used to indicate a temporary state of being
Polish essivus
- essivuscase used to indicate a temporary state of being
Portuguese caso essivo
- caso essivocase used to indicate a temporary state of being
Russian эсси́вный паде́ж, эсси́в
- эсси́вный паде́ж (essívnyj padéž)case used to indicate a temporary state of being
- эсси́в (essív)case used to indicate a temporary state of being
Spanish caso esivo
- caso esivocase used to indicate a temporary state of being
Cite this entry
APA
essive case. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/essive%20case
MLA
“essive case.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/essive%20case. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “essive case,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/essive%20case.
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