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"tags": [
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"word": "possessif"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "grammar: indicating possession",
"word": "besitzanzeigend"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "grammar: indicating possession",
"word": "possessiv"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "ktitikós",
"sense": "grammar: indicating possession",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "κτητικός"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "ktētikós",
"sense": "grammar: indicating possession",
"word": "κτητικός"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "grammar: indicating possession",
"word": "birtokos"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "grammar: indicating possession",
"word": "sealbhach"
},
{
"code": "nrf",
"lang": "Norman",
"sense": "grammar: indicating possession",
"word": "possessif"
},
{
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "grammar: indicating possession",
"word": "ġeāgniġendlīċ"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "grammar: indicating possession",
"word": "dzierżawczy"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "grammar: indicating possession",
"tags": [
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"word": "possessivo"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "pritjažátelʹnyj",
"sense": "grammar: indicating possession",
"word": "притяжа́тельный"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "possessívnyj",
"sense": "grammar: indicating possession",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "поссесси́вный"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "grammar: indicating possession",
"word": "seilbheach"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "grammar: indicating possession",
"word": "posesivo"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "grammar: indicating possession",
"word": "possessiv"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "grammar: indicating possession",
"word": "sahiplik"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "grammar: indicating possession",
"word": "aitlik"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "grammar: indicating possession",
"word": "iyelik"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "prysvíjnyj",
"sense": "grammar: indicating possession",
"word": "присві́йний"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "grammar: indicating possession",
"word": "meddiannol"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "unwilling to yield possession of",
"word": "possessiu"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "unwilling to yield possession of",
"word": "bezitterig"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "unwilling to yield possession of",
"word": "posesif"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "unwilling to yield possession of",
"word": "gabhálach"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "unwilling to yield possession of",
"word": "zaborczy"
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{
"code": "pt",
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"sense": "unwilling to yield possession of",
"word": "possessivo"
},
{
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{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "unwilling to yield possession of",
"word": "celoso"
},
{
"code": "cy",
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"sense": "unwilling to yield possession of",
"word": "meddiannol"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "unwilling to yield possession of",
"word": "meddiangar"
}
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],
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"word": "possessive determiner"
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{
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},
{
"word": "comitative"
},
{
"word": "genitive"
},
{
"word": "ktetic"
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{
"word": "proprietive"
}
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"(grammar) The possessive case."
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"A word used to indicate the possessive case."
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"(grammar) A word used to indicate the possessive case."
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},
{
"rhymes": "-ɛsɪv"
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{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "a word that indicates possession or the possessive case",
"word": "kupu whiwhinga"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "a word that indicates possession or the possessive case",
"word": "pūriro"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "a word that indicates possession or the possessive case",
"word": "rirohanga"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"possessive"
],
"word": "possessive"
}
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