adessive case

English

Noun

adessive case (plural adessive cases)

  1. (grammar) 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.

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See also

  • Appendix:Grammatical cases
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