genitive

IPA: dʒˈɛnʌtɪv

noun

  • (grammar, uncountable) An inflection pattern (of any given language) that expresses origin or ownership and possession.
  • (grammar, countable) A word inflected in the genitive case; a word indicating origin, ownership or possession.

adjective

  • (grammar) Of or pertaining to that case (as the second case of Latin and Greek nouns) which expresses a quality, origin or possession. It corresponds to the possessive case in English.
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Examples of "genitive" in Sentences

  • So here it looks like the double genitive is the best option.
  • This zero grade form is attested in the dative, but not in the genitive, which is odd.
  • Such a genitive, denoting the whole of which a part is taken, is called a «partitive genitive».
  • But here’s what’s weird about Kilpatrick’s argument: he claims that the double genitive is wasteful.
  • Words denoting a part are often used with the genitive of the whole, known as _the partitive genitive_.
  • _Words denoting a part are often used with the genitive of the whole, known as the «partitive genitive».
  • The possessive genitive often stands in the predicate, especially after the forms of «sum», and is then called the _predicate genitive_.
  • The genitive is the most interesting case in English, since it is the only one that you have a choice to use (as you could make an of-genitive as well).

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