Editing Superessive case

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In [[grammar]], the '''superessive case''' ([[list of glossing abbreviations|abbreviated]] {{sc|'''supe'''}}) is a [[grammatical case]] indicating location on top of, or on the surface of something.<ref name="PanuMäkinen--AdvCases">{{cite web|last1=Mäkinen|first1=Panu|title=Finnish Grammar - Adverbial Cases|url=http://users.jyu.fi/~pamakine/kieli/suomi/sijat/sijatadverbien.html|website=users.jyu.fi|publisher=University of Jyväskylä|accessdate=6 March 2015}}</ref> Its name comes from [[Latin]] {{lang|la|supersum, superesse}}: to be over and above. While most languages communicate this concept through the use of [[adposition]]s, there are some, such as [[Hungarian language|Hungarian]], which make use of cases for this grammatical structure.

An example in Hungarian: {{lang|hu|a könyvek'''en'''}} means "'''on''' the books", literally "the books-on".

In [[Finnish language|Finnish]], superessive is a case in the [[adverbial]]<ref name="PanuMäkinen--AdvCases" /> cases category, that are productive only with a limited set of stems. The superessive is marked with the {{lang|fi|-alla/-ällä}} ending. For example:

* {{lang|fi|kaikkialla}} means "everywhere" ({{lit}} "everything-at")

* {{lang|fi|täällä}} means "(at) here" (from {{lang|fi|tämä}} - "this", {{lit}} "at this place")

* {{lang|fi|muualla}} means "(at) somewhere else" (from {{lang|fi|muu}} - "other", {{lit}} "other-at")

In [[Lezgian language|Lezgian]], the superessive case is marked with suffixes: {{lang|lez|sew-re-l}} 'on the bear'.<ref> p. 74. Haspelmath, Martin. 1993. ''A Grammar of Lezgian.'' Walter de Gruyter.</ref>

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