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possessive

word or grammatical construction used to indicate a relationship of possession in a broad sense
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Summary

possessive ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (910 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: grammatical construction[2], nominal attribute[3]
  • Short name: POSS[4]
  • Different from: proprietive case[5]

Why It Matters

possessive has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[6] possessive is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[7]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . eva.mpg.de. Retrieved . eva.mpg.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). possessive. Retrieved October 14, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/possessive
MLA “possessive.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 14 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/possessive.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_possessive_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{possessive}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/possessive}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-14}}
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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 2d ago · عُثمان · 2026-10-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Isocat id → 3407, 4282, 4987 +1
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Isocat id: 1355, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/7327038|possessive (#7327038)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/125|ISOCAT]] #mix'n'match"
  2. 2d ago · عُثمان · 2026-10-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from → proprietive case
    Subclass of → grammatical construction, nominal attribute
    Isocat id → 3407, 4282, 4987 +1
    Subclass of → —
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Isocat id: 4282, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/7329471|possessive (#7329471)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/125|ISOCAT]] #mix'n'match"
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