in·es·sive ( n  s v)adj. Of, relating to, or being the grammatical case indicating placement within a location in some languages, as in Finnish Helsinkissä "in Helsinki." n. 1. The inessive case. 2. A word or form in the inessive case. |
inessive [ɪnˈɛsɪv]
adj
(Linguistics) (in the grammar of Finnish and related languages) denoting a case of nouns, etc., used when indicating the location of the referent
n
(Linguistics) the inessive case
[from Latin inesse to be in]
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