superessive case

noun

Noun case used to indicate location on an object. In English, it roughly corresponds to the prepositions "on" or "on top of", as in "on top of the house". Hungarian is a language that uses the superessive case.

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounsuperessive case (plural superessive cases)

plural superessive cases

  1. grammarNoun case used to indicate location on an object. In English, it roughly corresponds to the prepositions "on" or "on top of", as in "on top of the house". Hungarian is a language that uses the superessive case.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
superessive

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 顶格
  • 顶格 (dǐnggé)case used to indicate location on an object
Dutch superessief
  • superessiefcase used to indicate location on an object
Finnish superessiivi
  • superessiivicase used to indicate location on an object
French superessif
  • superessifcase used to indicate location on an object
German Superessiv
  • Superessivcase used to indicate location on an object
Hungarian superessivus
  • superessivuscase used to indicate location on an object
Italian caso superessivo
  • caso superessivocase used to indicate location on an object
Polish superessivus
  • superessivuscase used to indicate location on an object
Spanish caso superesivo
  • caso superesivocase used to indicate location on an object
Swedish superessiv
  • superessivcase used to indicate location on an object
Cite this entry
APA

superessive case. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/superessive%20case

MLA

“superessive case.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/superessive%20case. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “superessive case,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/superessive%20case.

Source: superessive case on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.