possessive pronoun

noun

A pronoun which expresses possession.

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Meanings

nounpossessive pronoun (plural possessive pronouns)

plural possessive pronouns

  1. grammarA pronoun which expresses possession.

    The possessive pronouns are, my, thy, his, her, its, our, your, their, own.

    1878, Geo. F. Holmes, A Grammar of the English Language, page 66

Translations

Ancient Greek κτητῐκή ᾰ̓ντωνῠμῐ́ᾱ
  • κτητῐκή ᾰ̓ντωνῠμῐ́ᾱ (ktētĭkḗ ăntōnŭmĭ́ā)pronoun which expresses possession
Bulgarian притежателно местоимение
  • притежателно местоимение (pritežatelno mestoimenie)pronoun which expresses possession
Catalan pronom possessiu
  • pronom possessiupronoun which expresses possession
Chinese Mandarin 所有格代名詞 /所有格代名词, 物主代詞 /物主代词
  • 所有格代名詞 /所有格代名词 (suǒyǒugé dàimíngcí)pronoun which expresses possession
  • 物主代詞 /物主代词 (wùzhǔ dàicí)pronoun which expresses possession
Danish possessivt pronomen, possessivpronomen
  • possessivt pronomenpronoun which expresses possession
  • possessivpronomenpronoun which expresses possession
  • ejestedordpronoun which expresses possession
Dutch bezittelijk voornaamwoord
  • bezittelijk voornaamwoordpronoun which expresses possession
Esperanto posesiva pronomo, poseda pronomo
  • posesiva pronomopronoun which expresses possession
  • poseda pronomopronoun which expresses possession
  • posesivopronoun which expresses possession
Finnish possessiivipronomini
  • possessiivipronominipronoun which expresses possession
French pronom possessif
  • pronom possessifpronoun which expresses possession
German besitzanzeigendes Fürwort, Possessivpronomen
  • besitzanzeigendes Fürwortpronoun which expresses possession
  • Possessivpronomenpronoun which expresses possession
  • Possessivumpronoun which expresses possession
  • Possessivpronoun which expresses possession
Greek κτητική αντωνυμία
  • κτητική αντωνυμία (ktitikí antonymía)pronoun which expresses possession
Hungarian birtokos névmás
  • birtokos névmáspronoun which expresses possession
Icelandic eignarfornafn, efn.
  • eignarfornafnpronoun which expresses possession
  • efn.pronoun which expresses possession
Irish forainm sealbhach
  • forainm sealbhachpronoun which expresses possession
Italian pronome possessivo
  • pronome possessivopronoun which expresses possession
Japanese 所有代名詞
  • 所有代名詞 (shoyū daimeishi)pronoun which expresses possession
Korean 소유대명사
  • 소유대명사 (soyu-daemyeongsa)pronoun which expresses possession
Latin prōnōmen possessīvum
  • prōnōmen possessīvumpronoun which expresses possession
Latvian piederības vietniekvārds
  • piederības vietniekvārdspronoun which expresses possession
Lithuanian savybinis įvardis
  • savybinis įvardispronoun which expresses possession
Māori tūkapi riro
  • tūkapi riropronoun which expresses possession
Polish zaimek dzierżawczy
  • zaimek dzierżawczypronoun which expresses possession
Portuguese pronome possessivo
  • pronome possessivopronoun which expresses possession
Romanian pronume posesiv
  • pronume posesivpronoun which expresses possession
Russian притяжа́тельное местоиме́ние
  • притяжа́тельное местоиме́ние (pritjažátelʹnoje mestoiménije)pronoun which expresses possession
Scottish Gaelic riochdair seilbheach
  • riochdair seilbheachpronoun which expresses possession
Spanish pronombre posesivo
  • pronombre posesivopronoun which expresses possession
Swedish possessivt pronomen
  • possessivt pronomenpronoun which expresses possession
Tagalog panghalip paari
  • panghalip paaripronoun which expresses possession
Ukrainian присві́йний займе́нник
  • присві́йний займе́нник (prysvíjnyj zajménnyk)pronoun which expresses possession
Vietnamese đại từ sở hữu
  • đại từ sở hữupronoun which expresses possession
Welsh rhagenw meddiannol
  • rhagenw meddiannolpronoun which expresses possession
Cite this entry
APA

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MLA

“possessive pronoun.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/possessive%20pronoun. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “possessive pronoun,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/possessive%20pronoun.

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