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possessivo.

possessive (indicating possession)

10 characters4 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

adj/po.seˈsi.vu/Brazil/pu.sɨˈsi.vu/Portugal/pu.sɨˈsi.bu/Northern, Portugal[pu.sɨˈsi.βu]Northern, Portugal

  1. possessive (indicating possession)

    not-comparable

  2. possessive (unwilling to yield possession)

  3. jealous (suspecting rivalry in love)

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin possessīvus (“possessive”), from possideō (“to possess”), from potis (“able”) + sedeō (“sit”).

noun/po.seˈsi.vu/Brazil/pu.sɨˈsi.vu/Portugal/pu.sɨˈsi.bu/Northern, Portugal[pu.sɨˈsi.βu]Northern, Portugal

  1. possessive case

    masculine · uncountable

  2. a possessive (unwilling to yield possession) individual

    masculine

  3. a jealous (suspecting rivalry in love) individual

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin possessīvus (“possessive”), from possideō (“to possess”), from potis (“able”) + sedeō (“sit”).

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