possessif

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possessif

\pɔ.sɛ.sif\
\pɔ.se.sif\

Where it comes from

Du latin possessivus (« qui marque la possession »).

adjective possessifs · possessive · possessives

Qui marque la possession de la chose dont on parle. Mon, ton, son, nos, vos, leurs sont des déterminants (ou adjectifs) possessifs.
Qui éprouve le besoin de s’approprier quelqu’un, de le posséder exclusivement. C’est une mère possessive pour ne pas dire abusive !

noun possessifs

Élément grammatical possessif : pronom possessif, etc.

In English

possessive pertaining to possession
possessive case case used to express direct possession

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"possessif." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fr/possessif. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"possessif." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fr/possessif.

BibTeX

@misc{possessif_2026,
  title = {possessif},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fr/possessif},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}