adessive case

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Definition of adessive case in English English dictionary

A noun case used to indicate adjacent location. In English, this is usually expressed by the prepositions near, at, or by, as in "by the house." Languages that use the adessive case include Finnish, Hungarian, Estonian, Lezgi and Lithuanian

Related Terms

adessive cases

plural form of adessive case

Hyphenation

ad·es·sive case