"superessive" meaning in English

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Adjective

Rhymes: -ɛsɪv Etymology: From Latin superesse (“to be over and above”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|superesse||to be over and above}} Latin superesse (“to be over and above”) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} superessive (not comparable)
  1. Of or relating to the superessive case. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-superessive-en-adj-ej9wRTRp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55

Noun

Forms: superessives [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛsɪv Etymology: From Latin superesse (“to be over and above”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|superesse||to be over and above}} Latin superesse (“to be over and above”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} superessive (plural superessives)
  1. The superessive case, a grammatical declension used, chiefly in Hungarian, to indicate location on top of something or on the surface of something. Categories (topical): Grammar
    Sense id: en-superessive-en-noun-MFfyznvL Disambiguation of Grammar: 41 59 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 41 59 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 41 59

Inflected forms

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