superessive

1 of 2

adjective

su·​per·​es·​sive

¦süpə¦resiv

of a grammatical case

: denoting position or location on or upon

superessive

2 of 2

noun

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plural -s

: the superessive case or a word in it

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

super- + -essive (as in inessive)

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