genitive

Definitions


[ˈdʒɛnɪtɪv], (Adjective)

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


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


[ˈdʒɛnɪtɪv], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a word in the genitive case


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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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