subessive
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin subesse (“to be under or below”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- Rhymes: -ɛsɪv
Adjective[edit]
subessive (not comparable)
- (grammar) Indicating position under or below something.
- Northeast Caucasian languages like Tsez and Bezhta have a subessive case.