essive
Not valid in Scrabble
It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.
- Scrabble points
- 9
- Words With Friends
- 10
- Letters
- 6
/ˈɛsɪv/
Definition of essive
4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
adj
- (not-comparable)of, or relating to the grammatical case that in some languages indicates existence in a state or capacity.
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adj
- (not-comparable)of, or relating to the grammatical case that in some languages indicates existence in a state or capacity.
- (not-comparable)designating being in a state as opposed to entering into a state.
- (not-comparable, rare)indicating a temporary state of being.
noun
- the essive case, or a word in that case.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From New Latin casus essīvus (from Latin esse), coined in New Latin by Rasmus Rask.
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