inessive case

English

Noun

inessive case (plural inessive cases)

  1. (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

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See also

  • Appendix:Grammatical cases
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