Essive Definition
ĕsĭv
adjective
Of, relating to, or being the grammatical case indicating a state of being or an existence in a particular capacity or state in some languages, as in Finnish professorina, “as a professor.”
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noun
The essive case.
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A word or form in the essive case.
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Origin of Essive
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Finnish essiivi from New Latin essīvus Latin esse to be es- in Indo-European roots Latin -īvus -ive
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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