possessivo

possessivo (feminine singular possessiva, masculine plural possessivi, feminine plural possessive)

1. possessive

• possedere
• possesso
• possessore

possessivō

1. dative masculine singular of possessivus
2. dative neuter singular of possessivus
3. ablative masculine singular of possessivus
4. ablative neuter singular of possessivus

From Latin possessivus (“possessive”), from possideō (“I possess”), from potis (“able”) + sedeō (“sit”).

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌpo.se.ˈsi.vu/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌpo.se.ˈsi.vo/
• Hyphenation: pos‧ses‧si‧vo

possessivo m (feminine singular possessiva, masculine plural possessivos, feminine plural possessivas, comparable)

1. (not comparable, grammar) possessive (indicating possession)
2. possessive (unwilling to yield possession)
3. jealous (suspecting rivalry in love)

• (indicating possession in grammar): genitivo
• (unwilling to yield possession): egoista
• (jealous): ciumento, zeloso

• (unwilling to yield possession): altruista, generoso, filantropo

• caso possessivo

possessivo m (plural possessivos, feminine possessiva, feminine plural possessivas)

1. (uncountable) possessive case
2. a possessive (unwilling to yield possession) individual
3. a jealous (suspecting rivalry in love) individual