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exessive.

Of, or relating to the grammatical case that in some languages indicates the transition away from a state.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ɪkˈsɛsɪv/
  1. Of, or relating to the grammatical case that in some languages indicates the transition away from a state.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

From ex- (“out of”) + essive. According to linguist Tiit-Rein Viitso, the case was originally called the excessive (derived from Latin excessus (“departure”)), which would make the spelling exessive a case of folk etymology.

noun/ɪkˈsɛsɪv/
  1. The exessive case, or a word in that case.

Where this word comes from

From ex- (“out of”) + essive. According to linguist Tiit-Rein Viitso, the case was originally called the excessive (derived from Latin excessus (“departure”)), which would make the spelling exessive a case of folk etymology.

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