Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

possessival

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pos-ses-si-val
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to the possessive case.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From possessive + -al.

Word Breakdown

Rhymes With

arrival survival rival revival arch-rival gingival adjectival archrival conjunctival perspectival estival subconjunctival

Questions

What does possessival mean?
Of or pertaining to the possessive case.
Where does possessival come from?
From possessive + -al.

How to pronounce possessival

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