English-Thai Dictionary

possessive

ADJ เกี่ยวกับ การครอบครอง  persevering maintaining unpossessive kiao-kab-kan-krob-krong

 

possessiveness

N ความเป็นเจ้าของ  การ ยึดครอง  การ เป็นเจ้าของ  kwam-pen-jao-kong

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

POSSESSIVE

a.[L. possessivus.] Pertaining to possession; having possession. Possessive case, in English grammar, is the genitive case, or case of nouns and pronouns, which expresses, 1st, possession, ownership, as John's book; or 2dly, some relation of one thing to another, as Homer's admirers.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

POSSESSIVAL

POSSESSIVAL Pos `ses *si "val, a.

 

Defn: Of or pertaining to the possessive case; as, a possessival termination. Earle.

 

POSSESSIVE

Pos *sess "ive, a. Etym: [L. possessivus: cf. F. possessif. ]

 

Defn: 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.

 

POSSESSIVE

POSSESSIVE Pos *sess "ive, n.

 

1. (Gram. )

 

Defn: The possessive case.

 

2. (Gram. )

 

Defn: A possessive pronoun, or a word in the possessive case.

 

POSSESSIVELY

POSSESSIVELY Pos *sess "ive *ly, adv.

 

Defn: In a possessive manner.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

possessive

pos ses sive |pəˈzesiv pəˈzɛsɪv | ▶adjective 1 demanding someone's total attention and love: as soon as she'd been out with a guy a few times, he'd get possessive | she was possessive of our eldest son. • showing a desire to own things and an unwillingness to share what one already owns: young children are proud and possessive of their own property. 2 Grammar relating to or denoting the case of nouns and pronouns expressing possession. [from Latin possessivus, translation of Greek ktētikē (ptōsis )‘possessive (case ).’] ▶noun Grammar a possessive word or form. • (the possessive ) the possessive case. DERIVATIVES pos ses sive ly adverb, pos ses sive ness noun usage: 1 Form the possessive of singulars by adding ’s: Ross's, Fox's, Reese's. A few classical and foreign names are traditional exceptions to this rule, for example, Jesus ’ and Euripides, ’ which take an apostrophe only. 2 Form the possessive of plurals by adding an apostrophe to the plural form: the Rosses ’ house, the Perezes ’ car. See also usage at apostrophe 1 , its, and plural .

 

possessive determiner

pos ¦ses |sive de ¦ter |miner ▶noun Grammar a determiner indicating possession, for example my, your, her, their .

 

possessive pronoun

pos ses sive pro noun ▶noun Grammar a pronoun indicating possession, for example mine, yours, hers, theirs .

 

Oxford Dictionary

possessive

pos ¦ses |sive |pəˈzɛsɪv | ▶adjective 1 demanding someone's total attention and love: has he become jealous or possessive? | he placed a firm, possessive hand on her elbow. • showing an unwillingness to share one's possessions: young children are proud and possessive of their own property. 2 Grammar relating to or denoting the case of nouns and pronouns expressing possession. ▶noun Grammar a possessive word or form. • (the possessive ) the possessive case. DERIVATIVES possessively adverb, possessiveness noun

 

possessive determiner

pos ¦ses |sive de ¦ter |miner ▶noun Grammar a determiner indicating possession, for example my, your, her, their .

 

possessive pronoun

pos ¦ses |sive pro |noun ▶noun Grammar a pronoun indicating possession, for example mine, yours, hers, theirs .

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

possessive

possessive adjective 1 he was very possessive: proprietorial, overprotective, controlling, dominating, jealous, clingy. 2 kids are possessive of their own property: covetous, selfish, unwilling to share; grasping, greedy, acquisitive, grabby.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

possessive

possessive adjective 1 he was very possessive —he wanted me to spend every minute with him: proprietorial, overprotective, clinging, controlling, dominating, jealous. 2 one of those possessive women who wants to grab everything within reach: grasping, greedy, acquisitive, covetous, selfish; N. Amer. informal grabby.

 

Duden Dictionary

possessiv

pos ses siv Adjektiv |p o ssessiv auch …ˈsiːf |lateinisch possessivus, zu: possidere (2. Partizip: possessum ) = besitzen 1 Sprachwissenschaft besitzanzeigend 2 englisch possesive = besitzergreifend bildungssprachlich in Besitz nehmend er ist possessiv und eifersüchtig

 

Possessiv

Pos ses siv Substantiv, Neutrum Sprachwissenschaft , das Possessivum ; Possessivpronomen |P o ssessiv auch …ˈsiːf |besitzanzeigendes Fürwort z. B. mein, dein

 

Possessiva

Pos ses si va |Possess i va |Plural von Possessivum

 

Possessivkompositum

Pos ses siv kom po si tum Substantiv, Neutrum , das |P o ssessivkompositum auch …ˈsiːf …|das Possessivkompositum; Genitiv: des Possessivkompositums, Plural: die Possessivkomposita und Possessivkompositen Bahuwrihi

 

Possessivpronomen

Pos ses siv pro no men Substantiv, Neutrum Sprachwissenschaft , das Possessiv |P o ssessivpronomen auch …ˈsiːf …|besitzanzeigendes Fürwort z. B. mein, dein

 

Possessivum

Pos ses si vum Substantiv, Neutrum Sprachwissenschaft , das Possessiv |Possess i vum |das Possessivum; Genitiv: des Possessivums, Plural: die Possessiva besitzanzeigendes Fürwort z. B. mein, dein

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

possessive

pos ses sive /pəzésɪv /形容詞 1 〈人が 〉 «…について » 独占 [所有 ]欲の強い «of , about » ; (自分のものを取られないようにと )用心した ; 嫉妬 （しっ と ）深い .2 〘文法 〙所有を示す, 所有格の .名詞 C 〘文法 〙所有格 .～̀ á djective 〘文法 〙所有形容詞 .～̀ c á se 〘文法 〙所有格 .～̀ pr ó noun 〘文法 〙所有代名詞 .