possessivo

Italian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pos.sesˈsi.vo/
• Rhymes: -ivo
• Hyphenation: pos‧ses‧sì‧vo

Adjective

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

1. possessive

Derived terms

• possessivamente
• possessività

Related terms

• possedere
• possesso
• possessore

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /pos.sesˈsiː.u̯oː/, [pɔs̠ːɛs̠ˈs̠iːu̯oː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /pos.sesˈsi.vo/, [posːesˈsiːvo]

Adjective

possessīvō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of possessīvus

Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /po.seˈsi.vu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /po.seˈsi.vu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /po.seˈsi.vo/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pu.sɨˈsi.vu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pu.sɨˈsi.vu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /pu.sɨˈsi.bu/ [pu.sɨˈsi.βu]

• Hyphenation: pos‧ses‧si‧vo

Adjective

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

1. (not comparable, grammar) possessive (indicating possession)

   Synonym: genitivo

2. possessive (unwilling to yield possession)

   Synonym: egoista

   Antonyms: altruista, filantropo, generoso

3. jealous (suspecting rivalry in love)

   Synonyms: ciumento, zeloso

Derived terms

• caso possessivo

Noun

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

Related terms

• possessão
• possessibilidade
• possessivamente
• possessível
• possessividade
• possesso
• possessor
• possessório
• possuído
• possuidor
• possuimento
• possuinte
• possuir