Editing Exessive case (section)

{{Short description|Grammatical case}}
The '''exessive case''' ([[list of glossing abbreviations|abbreviated]] {{sc|'''exess'''}}) is a [[grammatical case]] that denotes a transition away from a state.  It is a rare case found in certain dialects of [[Baltic-Finnic languages]]. It completes the series of "to/in/from a state" series consisting of the [[translative case]], the [[essive case]] and the exessive case.

The exessive case has been described in [[Estonian language|Estonian]], [[South Estonian]], [[Livonian language|Livonian]], [[Votic language|Votic]], [[Ingrian language|Ingrian]], [[Ludic language|Ludic]], [[Karelian language|Karelian]], and [[Finnish language|Finnish]].<ref>[[Paul Ariste|Ariste, Paul]]. 1960. "Ekstsessiivist läänemere keeltes." In ''Emakeele Seltsi Aastaraamat'', VI, 145-161.</ref><ref>Särkkä, Tauno. 1969. ''Itämerensuomalaisten kielten eksessiivi''. (Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seuran toimituksia 291.) Helsinki: Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura.</ref>