Associations to the word «Genitive»
Noun
- Attribute
- Language
- Inscription
- Ni
- Ta
- Distinction
- Zeus
- Word
- Means
- Surname
- Governed
- Numbers
- Dual
- Example
- Particle
- Compound
- Construction
- Sentence
- Conjunction
- Ra
- Name
- Whole
- Instance
- Ne
- Footnote
- Exception
- Function
- Negation
- Subject
- Decline
- Non
- Hi
- Article
- Tense
- Phonology
- Tod
- Speaker
- Der
- Fjord
- Expression
- Posse
- Termination
- Macedonian
- Sanskrit
- Fibre
- Dale
- Celtic
- Croatian
- Signified
- Bayer
- Abs
- Compare
- Def
- Finnish
- Headland
- Cicero
- Hence
Adjective
Wiktionary
GENITIVE, adjective. (grammar) Of or pertaining to that case (as the second case of Latin and Greek nouns) which expresses origin or possession. It corresponds to the possessive case in English.
GENITIVE, noun. (grammar) (uncountable) An inflection pattern (of any given language) that expresses origin or ownership and possession.
GENITIVE, noun. (grammar) (countable) A word inflected in the genitive case; a word indicating origin, ownership or possession.
GENITIVE CASE, noun. (grammar) Noun case used to express some relationship such as possession or origin. It corresponds roughly to the English preposition "of."
GENITIVE CASES, noun. Plural of genitive case
Dictionary definition
GENITIVE, noun. The case expressing ownership.
GENITIVE, adjective. Serving to express or indicate possession; "possessive pronouns"; "the genitive endings".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.