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superessive_case

superessive case

English

Noun

superessive case ‎(plural superessive cases)

(grammar) Noun case used to indicate location on an object. In English, it roughly corresponds to the prepositions "on" or "on top of," as in "on top of the house." Hungarian is a language that uses the superessive case.

Translations

case used to indicate location on an object

Dutch: superessief (nl) m
Finnish: superessiivi (fi)
French: superessif (fr) m
German: Superessiv m

Italian: caso superessivo m
Spanish: caso superesivo m
Swedish: superessiv

See also

Appendix:Grammatical cases