(grammar) of, or relating to the grammatical case that in some languages indicates existence in a state or capacity. / (rare) indicating a temporary state of being.

(grammar) the essive case, or a word in that case.

plural of essive

(grammar) Noun case used to indicate a temporary state of being, such as the site of an action or the time at which it took place.

(grammar) A case in Hungarian that combines the essive case and the formal case, and it can express position, task, state (e.g. "as a tourist") or manner (e.g. "like a hunted animal").

(grammar) The essive-modal case. In the Hungarian language this case can express the state, capacity, task in which somebody is or which somebody has (essive case, e.g. "as a reward", "for example"), or the manner in which the action is carried out, or the language which somebody knows (modal case, e.g. "unexpectedly", "speak English").

plural of essive case