genitive

 
Pronunciation: /ˈdʒɛnɪtɪv/
Grammar

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: /-ˈtʌɪv(ə)l/
adjective

genitivally

Pronunciation: /-ˈtʌɪv(ə)li/
adverb

Origin:

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