possessive : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: possessive	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for possessive
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
possessive adj serving to express or indicate possession; "possessive pronouns"; "the genitive endings" Synonym(s): possessive, genitive desirous of owning; "small children are so possessive they will not let others play with their toys" having or showing a desire to control or dominate; "a possessive parent" n the case expressing ownership [syn: genitive, {genitive case}, possessive, possessive case]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Possessive \Possess"ive\, a. [L. possessivus: cf. F. possessif.] Of or pertaining to possession; having or indicating possession. {Possessive* case} (Eng. Gram.), the genitive case; the case of nouns and pronouns which expresses ownership, origin, or some possessive relation of one thing to another; as, Homer's admirers; the pear's flavor; the dog's faithfulness. {Possessive pronoun}, a pronoun denoting ownership; as, his name; her home; my book.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Possessive \Possess"ive\, n. 1. (Gram.) The possessive* case. 2. (Gram.) A possessive pronoun, or a word in the possessive case.