possessor

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

possess +‎ -or

Pronunciation
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): [pʰəˈzɛsə(ɹ)]
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Noun

possessor (plural possessors)

  1. Agent noun of possess; one who possesses
    Antonym: (linguistics) possessum

Translations

Latin

Etymology

From possessus +‎ -tor.

Pronunciation

Noun

possessor m (genitive possessōris, feminine possestrīx); third declension

  1. possessor, owner
  2. occupier

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative possessor possessōrēs
Genitive possessōris possessōrum
Dative possessōrī possessōribus
Accusative possessōrem possessōrēs
Ablative possessōre possessōribus
Vocative possessor possessōrēs

Descendants

References
  • “possessor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “possessor”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • possessor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin possessor.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /po.seˈsoʁ/ [po.seˈsoh]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /po.seˈsoɾ/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /po.seˈsoʁ/ [po.seˈsoχ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /po.seˈsoɻ/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /pu.sɨˈsoɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /pu.sɨˈso.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: pos‧ses‧sor

Noun

possessor m (plural possessores, feminine possessora, feminine plural possessoras)

  1. possessor; owner (one who possesses)
    Synonyms: possuidor, dono

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