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inessive

[in-es-iv]

adjective

  1. noting a case, as in Finnish, whose distinctive function is to indicate place in or within which.

noun

  1. the inessive case.

inessive

/ ɪˈɛɪ /

adjective

  1. (in the grammar of Finnish and related languages) denoting a case of nouns, etc, used when indicating the location of the referent

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noun

  1. the inessive case

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of inessive1

1885–90; < Latin iness ( e ) to be in, at, or on ( in- in- 2 + esse to be; is ) + -ive
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Word History and Origins

Origin of inessive1

C20: from Latin inesse to be in

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