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genitive — Grammar ► ADJECTIVE ▪ denoting a case indicating possession or close association. ► NOUN ▪ a word in the genitive case. ORIGIN from Latin genitivus casus case of production or origin , from gignere beget … English terms dictionary
genitive — (adj.) late 14c., from O.Fr. genitif or directly from L. (casus) genitivus case expressing possession, source, origin, from genitus (pp. of gignere; see GENITAL (Cf. genital)); misused by Latin grammarians to render Gk. genike (ptosis) generic… … Etymology dictionary
Genitive case — In grammar, the genitive case or possessive case (also called the second case ) is the case that marks a noun as modifying another noun. It often marks a noun as being the possessor of another noun but it can also indicate various relationships… … Wikipedia
Genitive absolute — In Ancient Greek grammar, the genitive absolute (Latin: genitivus absolutus) is a grammatical construction consisting of a participle and often a noun which are both in the genitive case, very similar to the ablative absolute in Latin. A genitive … Wikipedia
genitive — [[t]ʤe̱nɪtɪv[/t]] N SING: the N In the grammar of some languages, the genitive, or the genitive case, is a noun case which is used mainly to show possession. In English grammar, a noun or name with s added to it, for example dog s or Anne s , is… … English dictionary
genitive — /ˈdʒɛnətɪv / (say jenuhtiv) Grammar –adjective 1. denoting the case of a noun used to modify another noun, indicating possession and other relationships such as origin and association; compare Jane s wallet, Japan s ambassador, a week s work.… …
genitive — UK [ˈdʒenətɪv] / US [ˈdʒenɪtɪv] noun [singular] linguistics a form of the noun or pronoun in the grammar of some languages, used to show possession. In English, this is shown by adding s at the end of the word, for example Sarah s birthday .… … English dictionary
genitive — gen·i·tive || dÊ’enɪtɪv n. possessive case (Grammar) adj. of or pertaining to the possessive case (Grammar) … English contemporary dictionary
genitive — gen|i|tive [ dʒenıtıv ] noun singular LINGUISTICS a form of the noun or pronoun in the grammar of some languages, used to show possession. In English, this is shown by adding s at the end of the word, for example Sarah s birthday . ╾ gen|i|tive… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
genitive gender — showing possession (Grammar) … English contemporary dictionary
