gen·i·tive (j n  -tv)adj. 1. Of, relating to, or being the grammatical case expressing possession, measurement, or source. 2. Of or relating to an affix or construction, such as a prepositional phrase, characteristic of the genitive case. n. 1. The genitive case. 2. A word or form in the genitive case. [Middle English genetif, from Latin genet  vus, from genitus, past participle of gignere, to beget; see gen - in Indo-European roots.] |
genitive
Noun
Grammar a grammatical case in some languages used to indicate a relation of ownership or association [Latin genetivus relating to birth]
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| Noun | 1. | genitive - the case expressing ownership oblique, oblique case - any grammatical case other than the nominative attributive genitive, attributive genitive case - a word in the genitive case that is used as an attributive adjective; "an example of the attributive genetive is `John's' in `John's mother'" |
| Adj. | 1. | genitive - serving to express or indicate possession; "possessive pronouns"; "the genitive endings" grammar - the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics) |
Translations
n genitive [ˈdʒenitiv]
(the case or form of) a noun, pronoun etc which shows possession In John's hat, `John's' is in the genitive / is a genitive; (also adjective ) the genitive case. genitief حالة المُلْكِيَّه родителен падеж genitiv; genitivní genitiv; ejefald der Genitiv γενική (γραμμ.) genitivo omastav حالت ملکی genetiivi génitif של יחס הקניין सम्बन्ध कारक genitiv birtokos eset genitif eignarfall genitivo 所有格 소유격; 소유격의 kilmininkas ģenitīvs; ģenitīva- genetif genitief genitiv, eieform dopełniacz genitivo genitiv родительный падеж genitív; genitívny rodilnik; rodilniški genitiv genitiv คำแสดงความเป็นเจ้าของ ...-in hali, iyelik hali 所有格 родовий відмінок اسم یا ضمیر کی وہ حالت جو نسبت یا ملکیت کو ظاہر کرے (ngôn ngữ học) cách sở hữu 所有格
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