Definitions for essive
essive
es·sive
Spelling: [es-iv]
IPA: /ˈɛs ɪv/
Essive is a 6 letter English word.
You can make 47 anagrams from letters in essive (eeissv).
Definitions for essive
noun
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the essive case.
adjective
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noting a case, as in Finnish, whose distinctive function is to indicate a state of being.
Origin of essive
1900-05; Finnish essivi Latin ess(e) to be + -īvus -ive