Meanings
nounpossessive suffix (plural possessive suffixes)
plural possessive suffixes
- human sciencesA suffix that indicates possession, occurs in some Uralic, Turkic, Semitic and Indo-European languages.
Translations
Czech posesivní sufix
- posesivní sufixSuffix indicating possession
Finnish omistusliite, possessiivisuffiksi
- omistusliiteSuffix indicating possession
- possessiivisuffiksiSuffix indicating possession
Hungarian birtokos személyjel
- birtokos személyjelSuffix indicating possession
Italian suffisso possessivo
- suffisso possessivoSuffix indicating possession
Romanian sufix posesiv
- sufix posesivSuffix indicating possession
Spanish sufijo posesivo
- sufijo posesivoSuffix indicating possession
Turkish iyelik eki
- iyelik ekiSuffix indicating possession
Welsh olddodiad meddiannol
- olddodiad meddiannolSuffix indicating possession
Cite this entry
APA
possessive suffix. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/possessive%20suffix
MLA
“possessive suffix.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/possessive%20suffix. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “possessive suffix,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/possessive%20suffix.
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