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1 possessive
adjective1) (jealously retaining possession) besitzergreifendbe possessive about or towards somebody — an jemanden Besitzansprüche stellen
2) (Ling.) possessivpossessive adjective — Possessivadjektiv, das
possessive pronoun — Possessivpronomen, das
* * *[-siv]1) (showing that someone or something possesses an object etc: `Yours', `mine', `his', `hers', `theirs' are possessive pronouns; `your', `my', `his', `their' are possessive adjectives.) possessiv2) (acting as though things and people are one's personal possessions: a possessive mother.) besitzgierig* * *pos·ses·sive[pəˈzesɪv]1. (not sharing) eigenhe's a bit \possessive about his clothes was seine Kleidung angeht, ist er etwas eigen2. (jealous) besitzergreifend▪ to be \possessive towards [or about] sb:he's very \possessive towards his wife was seine Frau angeht, ist er sehr besitzergreifendthe \possessive singular of a noun der Genitiv Singular eines Substantivs* * *[pə'zesɪv]1. adj(towards belongings) eigen; mother, boyfriend, love, manner etc besitzergreifend; streak besitzergreifend, habgierigto be possessive toward(s) sb — an jdn Besitzansprüche stellen
2. n(GRAM: pronoun, adjective) Possessiv(um) nt* * *possessive [pəˈzesıv]A adj (adv possessively)1. Besitz…2. besitzgierig:3. besitzergreifend (Mutter):possessive wife auch krankhaft eifersüchtige (Ehe)Frau;possessive love selbstsüchtige oder tyrannische Liebe4. LING possessiv:possessive adjective Possessivadjektiv n;possessive case → B b;possessive pronoun → B aB s LINGa) Possessiv(um) n, Possessivpronomen n, besitzanzeigendes Fürwortb) Genitiv m, zweiter Fallposs. abk1. possession3. possible mögl.4. possibly viell.* * *adjective1) (jealously retaining possession) besitzergreifendbe possessive about or towards somebody — an jemanden Besitzansprüche stellen
2) (Ling.) possessivpossessive adjective — Possessivadjektiv, das
possessive pronoun — Possessivpronomen, das
* * *adj.besitzanzeigend adj.
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