Possessivsuffix
German, noun/ˈpɔsɛsiːfˌzʊfɪks/
Possessivsuffix is spelled P-O-S-S-E-S-S-I-V-S-U-F-F-I-X (15 letters) and appears about once in every 76 million words in written German, the 543,077th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Possessivsuffix is a German neuter noun meaning “possessive suffix (suffix indicating possession)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Endung zur Kennzeichnung des Besitzers/der Besitzerin einer Sache, kommt in uralischen, semitischen und…”.
What does Possessivsuffix mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterpossessive suffix (suffix indicating possession)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Endung zur Kennzeichnung des Besitzers/der Besitzerin einer Sache, kommt in uralischen, semitischen und indoeuropäischen Sprachen vor, auch im Türkischen. Im Deutschen stattdessen wird ein Possessivpronomen, z.B. "mein", "dein" etc., verwendet.
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Possessivsuffix
- Possessivsuffixes genitive
- Possessivsuffixe plural
- Possessivsuffixen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Possessivsuffix?
- /ˈpɔsɛsiːfˌzʊfɪks/
- [pɔsɛˈsiːfzʊfɪks]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Possessivsuffix in German?
Possessivsuffix appears about once in every 76 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).