inessive case
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English
Noun
inessive case (plural inessive cases)
- (grammar) A noun case used to indicate location inside something. In English, this is usually expressed by the prepositions "in" or "inside". Languages that use the inessive case include Finnish, Hungarian, Estonian, Ossetian, and Erzya.
- Coordinate term: adessive case
Translations
case used to indicate location inside something — see inessive
See also
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