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prepositional
noun
(
grammar
) The prepositional case.
Translations:
French: prépositionnel
Spanish: caso preposicional
(
trand-bottom
)
adjective
Of, pertaining to, or of the nature of a preposition.
(
grammar
) Of the prepositional case.
Translations:
Etymology:
This is a calque from the Greek
(a setting before):
pre-
< Latin
prí-
(before); +
position
< Old French
posicion
< Latin
positio
(placing, putting) <
posit-
, pp. of
ponere
(to lay, put, place, set) < Proto-Indo-European
po-s(i)nere
<
apo-
(off, away) +
sinere
(to leave, to let); + adjective suffix
-al
from Latin
-alis
.
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