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genitive

Syllabification: (gen·i·tive)
Pronunciation: /ˈjenitiv/

Grammar
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Definition of genitive

adjective

  • relating to or denoting a case of nouns and pronouns (and words in grammatical agreement with them) indicating possession or close association.

noun

  • a word in the genitive case.
  • (the genitive) the genitive case.

Derivatives

genitival

Pronunciation: /ˌjeniˈtīvəl/

adjective

genitivally

Pronunciation: /ˌjeniˈtīvəlē/

adverb

Origin:

late Middle English: from Old French genitif, -ive or Latin genitivus (casus) '(case) of production or origin', from gignere 'beget'

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