Standard Lemma guide

inessive

adj · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or relating to the inessive case, a grammatical case that in some languages indicates the state of being in or inside a location.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The inessive case, or a word in that case.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English essive English inessive From in- (“in”) + essive.

Across languages

Translations

36 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Basque: inesibo — of or relating to the inessive case
  • Catalan: inessiu — of or relating to the inessive case
  • Estonian: seesütlev — of or relating to the inessive case
  • Estonian: inessiivne — of or relating to the inessive case
  • Finnish: inessiivi- — of or relating to the inessive case
  • Finnish: inessiivinen — of or relating to the inessive case
  • French: inessif — of or relating to the inessive case
  • Irish: ineiseach — of or relating to the inessive case
  • Japanese: 内格 (naikaku) — of or relating to the inessive case
  • Polish: w inessivusie — of or relating to the inessive case
  • Russian: инесси́вный (inessívnyj) — of or relating to the inessive case
  • Spanish: inesivo — of or relating to the inessive case
  • Welsh: mewnfodol — of or relating to the inessive case
  • Bulgarian: инеси́в (inesív) — inessive case
  • Catalan: inessiu — inessive case
  • Chinese Mandarin: 內格 /内格 (nèigé) — inessive case
  • Dutch: inessief — inessive case
  • Estonian: seesütlev — inessive case
  • Estonian: seesütlev kääne — inessive case
  • Estonian: inessiiv — inessive case
  • Finnish: inessiivi — inessive case
  • Finnish: sisäolento — inessive case
  • French: inessif — inessive case
  • German: Inessiv — inessive case
  • Hungarian: inessivus — inessive case
  • Icelandic: íverufall — inessive case
  • Irish: tuiseal ineiseach — inessive case
  • Italian: caso inessivo — inessive case
  • Japanese: 内格 (naikaku) — inessive case
  • Polish: inessivus — inessive case
  • Portuguese: caso inessivo — inessive case
  • Russian: инесси́в (inessív) — inessive case
  • Russian: инесси́вный паде́ж (inessívnyj padéž) — inessive case
  • Spanish: caso inesivo — inessive case
  • Swedish: inessiv — inessive case
  • Welsh: mewnfodol — inessive case