Phrase guide

superessive case

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Noun case used to indicate location on an object. In English, it roughly corresponds to the prepositions "on" or "on top of", as in "on top of the house". Hungarian is a language that uses the superessive case.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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  • Chinese Mandarin: 顶格 (dǐnggé) — case used to indicate location on an object
  • Dutch: superessief — case used to indicate location on an object
  • Finnish: superessiivi — case used to indicate location on an object
  • French: superessif — case used to indicate location on an object
  • German: Superessiv — case used to indicate location on an object
  • Hungarian: superessivus — case used to indicate location on an object
  • Italian: caso superessivo — case used to indicate location on an object
  • Polish: superessivus — case used to indicate location on an object
  • Spanish: caso superesivo — case used to indicate location on an object
  • Swedish: superessiv — case used to indicate location on an object